What Junaid And Khushi Are *Really* Like

‘When
I
bought
my
first
car
after

Secret
Superstar,
Junaid
said,
what
a
waste
of
money,
autos
are
so
convenient.’
‘Khushi
is
10
minutes
early
for
every
meeting.’

Loveyapa
Director

Advait
Chandan
gets
ready
to
launch
star
kids
Junaid
Khan
and
Khushi
Kapoor
in
the
romcom.

While
he
has
known
Junaid
for
a
long
time,
he
didn’t
know
Khushi
at
all,
and
was
surprised
by
her.

You
have
been
closely
associated
with
Junaid
through
his
father
Aamir
Khan,
whom
you
have
directed
in

Secret
Superstar
and

Lal
Singh
Chaddha.

I’ve
known
Junaid
for
almost
20
years
now.

He’s
always
been
a
very
grounded
person.

In
fact,
when
I
bought
my
first
car
after

Secret
Superstar,
he
said,
what
a
waste
of
money,
autos
are
so
convenient.

What
was
it
like
directing
him
after
knowing
him
from
his
childhood?

On
set,
he’s
a
complete
team
player.

He
is
concerned
about
taking
the
lunch
break
on
time
so
that
the
shooting
unit
doesn’t
get
hungry.

He’s
constantly
briefing
the
security
team
to
maintain
silence
so
I
get
clear
dialogue
recorded.

He’s
not
just
an
actor,
he’s
a
solid
partner.

But
I
wasn’t
surprised.

Why?

I
know
him
and
his
mom,
dad
and
sister
for
so
long
and
this
is
how
they’ve
brought
him
up.

And
Khushi
Kapoor?

I
was
really
surprised
by
Khushi.

I
didn’t
know
her
at
all,
so
I
wondered
what
she’d
be
like.

But
she
is
the
most
professional
person
I’ve
ever
met.

She
is
10
minutes
early
for
every
meeting.
She
came
to
rehearsals
and
didn’t
even
need
to
look
at
the
script.

She
knew
every
line
by
heart
and
had
come
with
various
options
of
delivery.

When
she
came
on
board,
she
made
a
playlist
of
songs
for
me
which
she
felt
would
have
been
Baani’s
playlist.
I
heard
those
songs
and
instantly
knew
that
she’s
understood
the
part.

Doesn’t
the
current
generation’s
discipline
surprise
you?

Yes.
Khushi
sat
in
on
my
meetings
with
the
costume
stylist
and
the
production
designer.

She
was
really
helpful
in
locking
the
colour
palette
for
this
character
which
really
helps
not
just
the
costumes
but
also
the
visual
of
the
whole
film.

By
the
way,
I
loved
your

Lal
Singh
Chaddha.

That
makes
two
of
you:
My
mother
and
you.