‘Kareena Is Epitome Of Effortlessness’

‘Her
love
for
the
story
—
be
it
understanding
the
story
quickly
or
reading
the
script,
then
composing
yourself
in
almost
no
time
for
the
shot.’
‘All
of
it
is
just
so
natural
to
her.’

In
the
kitchen,
he
is
the
master
chef
of
stories.

Each
of
his
dishes
has
an
interesting
backstory
with
a
hint
of
nostalgia
and
a
lot
of
emotion.

When

Ranveer
Brar
crossed
over
to
films,
the
transition
was
natural.

His
disarming
personality
and
ability
to
warm
up
to
people
are
evident
in
some
of
his
flawless
performances
that
we
have
seen
on
screen.

But
acting,
Ranveer
admits,
“was
never
really
part
of
any
plan.”

Brar
plays
a
grieving
father
whose
child
has
been
kidnapped
in
Hansal
Mehta’s

The
Buckingham
Murders,
which
will
start
streaming
on
Netflix
from
November
8,
and
he
shares
his
experience
with

Divya
Nair/Rediff.com:
“Everything
was
challenging.
One
of
the
pressures
was
the
fact
that
there’s
a
director
who’s
putting
his
reputation
on
you.
It’s
an
important
film
for
him
and
he
wants
to
give
you
an
important
role.
That
by
itself
puts
a
lot
of
responsibility
on
your
shoulders”

What
was
the
best
part
about
working
on

The
Buckingham
Murders?

The
best
part
was
that
surreal
feeling
that
I
got.

There
are
few
times
in
my
life
when
I
have
felt
overwhelmed
with
gratitude.

For
me,
that
was
the
best
part
—
moving
from
the
kitchen
to
a
film
set.

I
have
never
been
to
a
film
school.

Maybe
making
a
short
film
somewhere
was
always
a
part
of
the
plan,
but
not
acting!

Acting
was
never
really
a
part
of
any
plan.

I
think
it
has
more
to
do
with
the
manifest(ation)
of
the
people
who
love
me
and
care
for
me
than
me.

How
did
you
prepare
for
your
role
in

The
Buckingham
Murders?

I
think
my
preparation
mostly
is
just
understanding
the
character.

Fortunately,
I’ve
lived
a
fairly
fruitful
life
with
its
successes
and
failures.

I’ve
always
been
a
people
watcher.

I’ve
always
been
interested
in
knowing
and
observing
people.

I
think
my
bit
of
preparing
for
my
character
was
being
the
character
—
understanding
it,
going
to
places
in
my
head
with
my
character.
Just
like
how
I
would
go
into
the
head
of
the
person
I’m
cooking
for
—
how
do
I
touch,
move
and
inspire
them?
It’s
the
same
thing.

What
was
it
like
working
with
Kareena
Kapoor?

It
was
great.

I
think
with
Kareena,
the
lineage
shows.
The
fact
that
you
come
from
a
family
of
film-makers
is
so
deeply,
intensely
in
your
blood,
it
shows.

Her
love
for
the
story
—
be
it
understanding
the
story
quickly
or
reading
the
script,
then
composing
yourself
in
almost
no
time
for
the
shot.
All
of
it
is
just
so
natural
to
her.

She
is
the
epitome
of
effortlessness.

The
way
she
understood
the
medium
and
interacted
with
Hansal
sir
on
things
that
she
felt
were
relevant.

The
kind
of
preparation
that
she’d
put
in
it
—
maybe
(she
rehearsed
it)
months
before
and
definitely
the
night
before
coming
on
the
set
the
next
day.

What
was
the
most
challenging
part
of
working
on
a
film
like
this?

Everything
was
challenging.

One
of
the
pressures
was
the
fact
that
there’s
a
director
who’s
putting
his
reputation
on
you.

It’s
an
important
film
for
him
and
he
wants
to
give
you
an
important
role.

That
by
itself
puts
a
lot
of
responsibility
on
your
shoulders.

There’s
gratitude,
and
then
there’s
also
the
underlying
responsibility
to
deliver.

That
was
definitely
weighing
on
my
mind.

Other
than
that,
what
eventually
stayed
with
me
was
that
the
more
difficult
and
unlike
the
characters
you
do,
the
more
freeing
it
is.

Because
for
somebody
who
wants
to
be
free
and
not
just
be
the
Ranveer
that
everybody
sees
on
camera,
it’s
very
freeing
to
do
characters
that
are
diametrically
opposite
to
who
you
are
(in
real
life).

It’s
liberating.

What
type
of
character
roles
interest
you?

I
am
too
new
to
pick
and
choose.
I
can
only
—
with
folded
hands
—
thank
people
for
whatever
I’m
getting.

I
think
grey
characters
really
excite
me
because
then
it’s
a
much
deeper
internal
conversation
that
I
have
to
have
with
myself
on
every
action.

Sometimes
you
have
to
justify
an
action.

Sometimes
you
have
to
convince
yourself
of
an
action,
which,
in
normal
life
you
wouldn’t
need
to,
because
we
love
living
our
life
in
black
and
white.

But
yeah,
beggars
can’t
be
choosers
(laughs).
I’m
happy
to
see
what
life
has
in
store
for
me.

You’re
a
masterchef
and
we
know
that
Hansal
Mehta
is
a
foodie.
Kareena
is
also
a
foodie.
What
kind
of
conversations
would
you
have
on
the
sets?

Hansal
sir
is
not
just
a
foodie,
he
is
also
a
bonafide
chef.

I
can
explain
a
dish
to
him
like
I’d
explain
to
my
sous
chef,
not
a
novice.
And
he
will
get
it.

He
gets
the
details
and
intricacies
of
cooking.

He
is
not
only
fascinated
with
the
end
product
that
comes
on
the
table,
but
also
the
process
(of
making
it).

That
probably
helps
him
to
understand
and
guide
me
better
on
how
to
meet
my
character.

Ranveer
Brar
shares
his
favourite
restaurants
in
and
around
Mumbai
in
this
video:

Did
you
get
to
cook
on
the
sets?

This
was
a
very
intense
shoot,
so
cooking
on
the
set
was
not
possible.

We
were
mostly
shooting
in
real
locations
or
at
somebody’s
house.

There
was
no
time
and
no
kitchen
setup.

But
on
off
days,
we
probably
cooked
something
together.

Kabhi
chicken

bana
liya,
kabhi
aloo
ya
gobi.

On
the
last
day,
when
we
wrapped
up,
we
cooked
an
entire
feast
for
the
crew
—
him
(Hansal
Mehta)
and
I.

We
cooked
chicken,
mutton,
we
cooked
biryani,

lahori
dal.