Why Janhvi Got Aggressive!


‘It
went
from
me
being
scared
and
intimidated
by
him
to
me
being
very
aggressive
and
passionate.’

 


Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Janhvi
Kapoor/Instagram

“The
story
is
the
hero
of
my
film,”

Janhvi
Kapoor

tells

Subhash
K
Jha
,
referring
to
her
new
film,

Ulajh
.

“I
think
Director
Sudhanshu
Saria
is
the
hero
of
my
film.
I
think
all
the
actors
and
technicians
and
all
of
our
combined
effort…
I
don’t
think
there’s
a
single
hero
to
this
film
at
all.
I
know
a
lot
of
female
and
mainstream
leads
have
apprehensions
about
this.

“They
wanted
to
change
a
certain
aspect
of
the
script
because
of
the
moral
ambiguity
of
the
female
protagonist
and
the
way
she
is
presented
in
this
film.
But
I
found
that
part
exciting.
I
liked
how
Sudhanshu
Saria
wasn’t
trying
to
make
her
a
likable
character.
She
is
a
flawed
character
and
her
decisions
are
going
to
cause
a
lot
of
debate.

“I
guess
in
the
start,
I
was
a
bit
nervous.
But
when
I
saw
the
film,
that’s
what
I
like
about
it
the
most,”
she
adds.

“I
don’t
think
I’ve
ever
been
this
invested
in
any
film.
The
credit
goes
to
Sudhanshu
Saria
and
everyone
at
Junglee
Pictures
for
empowering
me
so
much.

“That
really
goes
with
the
grain
of
what
this
film
and
my
character
is
about.

Woh
kehte
na
ek
insaan
ka
jo
maqsad
milta
hai
.
I
think
it’s
about
how
my
character
Suhana
Bhatia
thought
she
was
doing
something
for
the
right
reasons
and
then
the
discoveries
she
makes.

“For
the
first
time,
I’m
playing
a
protagonist
that’s
not
a

bechari
,
who’s
not
helpless,
who
takes
things
in
her
own
hands.”

IMAGE:
Janhvi
Kapoor
in

Ulajh
.

About
her
preparation,
Janhvi
reveals,
“A
lot
of
the
prep
was
keeping
in
mind
that
her
job
involves
her
being
in
the
room
with
a
lot
of
powerful
men.
That
is
the
way
of
the
world,
unfortunately,
especially
in
the
world
of
politics.
And
how
every
action
or
reaction
of
hers
has
national
and
diplomatic
implications,
and
how
she
needs
to
leave
every
conversation,
deal
and
negotiation
in
a
way
where,
you
know,
she
gets
her
way.

“It’s
a
win
for
her
and
the
country
without
really
ruffling
any
feathers,
hurting
anyone’s
ego
and
still
being
diplomatic.
You
can
never
get
hysterical
in
her
line
of
work.
You
need
to
keep
perception
in
mind.
You
need
to
keep
history
in
mind
when
you’re
going
into
these
negotiations,
and
you
need
to
get
your
way.
So
much
of
it
is
mind
games,
playing
your
cards
right.

“A
lot
of
my
exercises
involved
fun
things
like,
I
would
sit
in
a
room
with
my
fellow
actors
and
everyone
would
be
given
an
agenda.
I’d
be
given
an
exercise
to
get
him
to
admit
to
doing
something,
like
suppose
Roshan
Mathew
was
playing
a
foreign
ambassador
and
he
had
an
asset
that
I
want
but
he
wants
to
make
a
deal
with,
say,
China
instead.
How
will
I
get
my
way
on
behalf
of
India?
So,
we’d
do
our
little
research
in
whatever
time
we
were
given
and
we’d
carry
out
these
exercises,
which
were
a
lot
of
fun.”

IMAGE:
Janhvi
Kapoor
in

Ulajh
.

About
her
co-stars
Roshan
Mathew
and
Gulshan
Devaiah,
Janhvi
says,
“Roshan
was
my
partner-in-crime,
my
partner-in-anxiety,
my
partner-in-overthinking,
and
he
still
is.
Although
we
didn’t
spend
too
many
days
together,
he
feels
like
someone
I
can
confide
in,
someone
whose
judgment
I
trust,
someone
whose
work
I
admire.

“I
really
hope
I
get
to
work
with
him
again
because
I
enjoyed
his
energy
and
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
his
work
ethic.
And
I
guess
I
have
a
soft
corner
for
anyone
who
is
a
South
Indian.
I
know
he’s
from
Kerala
and
that’s
very
different
from
where
I
come
from
but
still,
there
was
a
sense
of
familiarity.

“Gulshan,
like


he
said
in
every
interview
he’s
done
,
that
we
didn’t
get
the
time
to
really
hit
it
off.
I
think
once
you
watch
the
film,
you
will
realise
why
that
might
have
been
the
energy
on
set
even
when
we
were
shooting.
But
I
have
so
much
respect
for
him
as
an
actor
and
what
he
brings
to
the
table.
His
skill
set
is
so
envious.”

 

IMAGE:
Janhvi
Kapoor
with
Director
Sudhanshu
Saria.

Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Sudhanshu
Saria/Instagram

She
is
all
praise
for
her
director.

“I
think
it
started
as
an
equation
where
I
felt
like
I
had
to
impress
Sudhanshu
and
I
was
almost
scared
of
him.
But
as
our
relationship
developed
and
he
empowered
me
with
so
much…
I
think
that
was
his
tactic
to
get
me
into
the
skin
of
Suhana.
He
took
it
to
such
an
extent
that
I
felt
like
I
had
so
much
of
a
voice.

“I
think
he
regretted
it
later
because
I
became
quite
volatile
and
aggressive
with
my
opinions
with
him.
So
it
went
from
me
being
scared
and
intimidated
by
him
to
me
being
very
aggressive
and
passionate
about
my
thoughts
and
creative
opinions,”
she
says.

IMAGE:
The

Devara

poster.

Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Janhvi
Kapoor/Instagram

Janhvi
is
excited
about
her
forthcoming
films.

“There’s

Devara
,
which
is
releasing
soon,
then
there’s

Sunny
Sanskari
Ki
Tulsi
Kumari
,
for
which
I’m
having
a
blast
shooting.
I
will
start

RC16

soon.
I’m
dying
to
work
with
Buchi
Babu
sir
(Sana,
Director
)
as
well
as
Ram
Charan
sir.
I
think
there’s
a
lot
of
history
there,
you
know,
with
our
parents.
That’s
something
I’m
waiting
to
renew.”