‘Janhvi And I Didn’t Vibe’

‘Two
actors
don’t
necessarily
have
to
get
along
to
create
chemistry.’

It
certainly
raised
eyebrows
when

Gulshan
Devaiah
candidly
said
that
he
didn’t
share
a
friendly
relationship
with
his
co-actor
Janhvi
Kapoor.

The
duo
will
be
seen
together
in
Sudhanshu
Saria’s
political
thriller

Ulajh,
releasing
August
2.

Gulshan
then
picked
up
his
phone
and
spoke
to
Janhvi,
who
was
amused
by
the
whole
episode.

“She
laughed
at
me
and
said,
‘Yeah,
you
have
a
certain
sense
of
humour’,”
Gulshan
tells

Mayur
Sanap/Rediff.com.

A
lot
has
been
made
out
of
your
statement
about
not
vibing
with
Janhvi
on
the

Ulajh
sets.

The
point
is
that
we
don’t
always
vibe
(with
co-actors)
and
that’s
a
reality.
I
don’t
want
to
lie.

She
is
quite
reserved
and
keeps
to
herself
but
I
never
felt
that
it
gotten
in
the
way
of
us
doing
work
together.

That’s
the
point
I
am
trying
to
make.

Two
actors
don’t
necessarily
have
to
get
along
to
create
chemistry.
We
are
professional
actors
who
know
our
jobs.

Rajkummar
(Rao)
and
I
are
also
like
that.
We
barely
talk,
we
would
only
exchange
pleasantries
on
sets,
but
we
didn’t
have
any
problem.

How
does
it
work
when
you
don’t
hit
it
off
with
your
co-stars?

There
should
be
a
professional
environment
conducive
for
doing
creative
work.

There
are
people
that
get
along,
hang
out
with
each
other.

That
was
not
the
case
between
Janhvi
and
me
at
all.
Yes,
we
got
along
well
but
didn’t
vibe.

Also,
if
you
see
in
the

Shaukan
song,
you
get
an
indication
of
the
tone
it
might
be
between
these
two
characters.
People
assume
that
you
have
to
really
get
along
to
do
this.

I
want
to
dispel
that
myth.

You
can
have
amazing
chemistry
with
somebody
who
you
hardly
spend
time
with.

And
then
what
is
it
really
about?
It’s
about
the
job.
It’s
about
understanding
the
job,
understanding
the
assignment,
and
doing
your
best
by
using
your
skillset.

What
got
you
excited
about
this
film?

I
really
liked
the
part
and
wasn’t
really
sure
how
I
was
going
to
play
it.
I
enjoyed
figuring
it
out
on
my
own
and
also
with
Sudhanshu.

I
did
some
rehearsals
with
Janhvi
also.

The
process
was
great
and
I
thought
the
film
was
great
for
my
career.

I
fell
in
love
with
cinema
because
of
going
to
the
movies
and
I
want
to
be
able
to
do
that.

I
enjoy
the
big
screen
experience
and
want
my
work
to
be
available
there
also.

I
always
look
forward
to
theatrical
releases.

Is
there
a
pressure
that
this
is
your
theatrical
release
after
a
long
time?

Absolutely
no
pressure.
I’m
sure
there
is
a
pressure,
but
I’m
taking
none.

You
spoke
about
getting
a
chance
to
rekindle
the
equation
with
your
ex-wife
Kalliroi
Tziafeta
during
the
shoot
in
London.
Is
that
one
of
your
takeaways
from
this
film?

Yeah,
absolutely.

Personally,
that
was
a
very
important
thing.
I’m
so
glad
that
we
didn’t
destroy
our
relationship
because
of
our
distance.

She
was
living
in
London
for
years
but
we
never
went
to
London
when
we
were
together.

When
we
decided
to
sort
of
get
back
together,
I
said
why
don’t
we
start
from
London.
So
that
was
really
special.
I
will
always
cherish
that.

How
did
you
make
things
work
the
second
time?

First,
you
have
to
give
it
time
to
heal
because
there’s
hurt
on
both
sides.

If
you
don’t
heal
properly,
you
keep
digging
at
the
wound.
Oh,
but
did
that,
you
did
this…
you
just
blame.

You
have
to
give
enough
time
for
it
to
pass
that
phase
and
then
we
tried
to
be
friends.

We
were
like,
we
have
so
much
love
for
each
other,
it’s
okay
if
we
can’t
be
a
couple,
let’s
try
and
save
a
friendship.

We
were
able
to
do
that
and
then
we
realised
that
it’s
just
makes
sense
to
get
back
again
because
that
connection
between
us
is
there.
We
care
for
each
other,
are
fond
of
each
other
and
we
take
so
much
interest
in
each
other’s
lives.

Again,
it
doesn’t
mean
that
we
have
to
succeed
or
anything
like
that.
Maybe
we
won’t.

But
at
least
I’m
happy
that
we
are
not
burdened
or
pressurised
by
the
whole
relationship
thing.
That
was
probably
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
broke
up
because
it
was
too
much
pressure
to
be
a
certain
way.

We
are
better
equipped
to
handle
the
pressures
of
being
married
or
being
in
a
relationship,
so
why
not
give
it
another
shot?

You
once
said
that
you
like
to
stay
real
and
honest.
Does
this
attitude
come
with
its
own
challenges
in
this
make
believe
industry?

The
challenge
is
that
sometimes
you
are
misunderstood.

Sometimes
people
around
you
are
scared.
Like,
I’m
sure
I’m
a
PR
nightmare
(Laughs)
because
they
don’t
know
what
I’m
going
to
say.

Particularly
after
that
clip
went
out.

Janhvi
has
no
problem
because
I
spoke
to
her.
She
laughed
at
me,
and
was
like,
‘Yeah,
you
have
a
certain
sense
of
humour.’

People
who
I’m
with,
they
know
that
I’m
not
trying
to
put
anybody
down.
But
PR
people
are
super
nervous
because
they’re
used
to
having
some
sort
of
control
on
the
narrative.
But
they
also
eventually
figure
out
that
I’m
harmless.

I
just
want
to
have
my
own
way,
be
my
own
authentic
self.
I’m
not
interested
in
trying
to
show
that
I’m
better
or
anything
like
that.

I
want
to
work
with
everybody,
I
don’t
want
anybody
to
be
scared
or
intimidated
by
me.

Unpredictable
people
are
misunderstood.

You
have
been
around
for
15
years
now.
Last
year,
you
had
two
fantastic
shows,

Guns
&
Gulaabs
and

Dahaad.
Do
you
think
you
are
finally
getting
your
due
as
an
actor?

I
don’t
know
about
that
but
it’s
a
good
phase
in
my
career.

It
started
with

Duranga
and
continued
with

Dahaad
and

Guns
&
Gulaabs.

A
couple
of
my
films
are
also
ready
for
release.

I’m
not
interested
in
this
due
because
I
don’t
know
what
I
want
to
do.

I
choose
when
things
come
to
me.

I
want
to
be
surprised.

I
had
no
clue
that
something
like

Ramleela
would
come
to
me.

I
had
no
clue
that
somebody
would
give
me
a
film
called

Hunterrr,
which
is
probably
what
I’m
best
known
by.

I
never
knew
that
Raj
&
DK
would
offer
me
Atmaram
(his
character
in
Guns
&
Gulaabs).

I
never
knew
that
a
six-minute
part
in

Badhaai
Do
would
be
so
well
appreciated.

I
have
to
allow
for
these
happy
coincidences
and
surprises.

But
it’s
up
to
me
to
have
clarity
and
conviction
in
the
choices
I
make.
Sometimes
I’ll
be
making
wrong
also,
it’s
okay.

What
is
your
higher
pursuit?

A
higher
pursuit
is
not
having
tons
of
money
or
being
a
superstar.

Is
there
something
beyond
that?
I
don’t
know,
maybe
I’ll
never
find
out.

Somebody
sent
me
a
message
about
my
film
called

8
AM
Metro,
that
Saiyami
(Kher)
and
I
did
together.
It
is
directed
by
Raj
Rachakonda,
and
was
a
small
film
that
released
in
theatres
last
year.

A
few
of
the
messages
were
from
people
dealing
with
loss
and
pain
and
how
this
film
helped
them
to
deal
with
it.
One
person
even
told
me
that
it
saved
him.

None
of
us
were
thinking
about
any
of
these
things
while
doing
that
film
but
if
your
work
can
have
this
kind
of
impact
on
people,
there
is
no
greater
satisfaction.

There
is
no
reward
or
prize
that
can
eclipse
this
feeling.

During
the
Janhvi
episode,
your

Dahaad
co-star
Vijay
Varma
appreciated
your
forthrightness
by
saying,
‘You
don’t
get
intimidated
easily’.
It
is
quite
rare
for
an
actor
to
speak
up
for
another.
How
do
you
cultivate
such
friendships
in
this
industry?

If
you’re
able
to
be
friends
or
have
some
sort
of
camaraderie
(with
co-actors),
that’s
a
bonus.
But
it’s
not
necessary.

Vijay
and
I
have
it.
We’re
appreciative
of
each
other’s
work.

We
spend
a
lot
of
time
working
together
and
are
genuinely
interested
in
each
other’s
lives.

He’s
a
professional
actor
and
a
very
skilled
one
at
it.
We
work
very
well
together.

We
have
some
common
interests
also,
like
sneakers.

A
lot
of
actors
take
up
direction
or
production
to
further
their
creativity.
Do
you
see
yourself
in
that
zone
at
some
point?

I
thought
about
it
a
lot
but
don’t
think
I
can
do
it.
I
don’t
feel
any
compulsion.

I
want
to
be
part
of
stories.
I
don’t
want
to
tell
a
story.

A
prominent
production
house
and
director
gave
me
an
offer
but
I
said
no.