‘I’ve Struggled With Weight Issues Since I Was 13’

‘I’m
slowly
trying
to
separate
my
body,
the
shape
and
size
of
it,
from
my
self-worth.’

Suchitra
Krishnamoorthi
and
Shekhar
Kapur’s
daughter,

Kaveri
Kapur,
has
just
made
her
debut
in
the
Kunal
Kohli
directed
rom-com,

Bobby
Aur
Rishi
Ki
Love
Story,
streaming
on
Disney+Hotstar.

Kaveri
relates
with
her
character
Bobby
somewhat
and
tells



Rediff.com
Senior
Contributor

Roshmila
Bhattacharya,
“Both
Bobby
and
Kaveri
grew
up
in
similar
circumstances,
they
came
from
what
is
called
a
‘broken
home’.
While
my
parents’
dynamics
did
influence
my
approach
to
love
on
a
subconscious
level,
consciously,
I
was
able
to
understand
that
what
happened
with
them
was
their
journey
and
my
journey
doesn’t
have
to
be
the
same.”

For
all
those
Romeos
out
there,
what
is
the
way
to
Kaveri’s
heart?

I
need
a
lot
of
emotional
intelligence,
someone
who
is
open-minded
and
genuinely
kind.

I
like
men
who
are
fun.

But
at
the
end
of
day,
I
want
someone
strong
and
steady
who
will
stick
by
me
through
thick
and
thin
and
most
importantly,
put
their
ego
aside.

And
when
you
find
this
special
someone,
what
would
be
your
ideal
Valentine
date?

I
want
my
partner
to
take
the
day
off,
turn
off
his
phone,
and
spend
it
with
me.

Maybe
we
could
go
to
the
arcade
and
watch
a
movie
or
we
can
just
hang
out
at
home
but
there
should
be
no
outside
influences
or
distractions.

I
want
my
partner
to
be
obsessed
with
me,
most
particularly
on
this
one
day.

Is
Bobby’s
concept
of
love
different
from
Kaveri’s?

Both
Bobby
and
Kaveri
grew
up
in
similar
circumstances,
they
came
from
what
is
called
a
‘broken
home’.

While
my
parents’
dynamics
did
influence
my
approach
to
love
on
a
subconscious
level,
consciously,
I
was
able
to
understand
that
what
happened
with
them
was
their
journey
and
my
journey
doesn’t
have
to
be
the
same.

Bobby
took
a
different
route.
In
a
defence
mechanism,
she’s
very
careful
and
guarded
with
her
heart.

She
doesn’t
believe
in
love
while
I’m
a
lover
girl
who
is
in
love
with
love
and
therein
lies
the
difference.

You
are
a
trained
singer,
lyricist
and
composer.
What
made
you
want
to
experiment
with
acting?

I
have
been
singing
since
the
age
of
six
and
at
nine,
I
started
writing
songs.

I
grew
up
shy
and
insecure,
and
as
I
stepped
out
of
my
teens
and
into
my
early
20s,
I
realised
that
this
fear
I
had
developed
was
not
an
inherent
part
of
my
personality.

Around
this
time,
Kunal
Kohli
asked
me
to
audition
for
the
role
of
Bobby
and
through
the
process,
I
discovered
I
enjoyed
acting.

It
gives
me
the
same
high
that
writing
a
good
song
does.
Also,
when
I
was
in
front
of
the
camera,
I
wasn’t
as
anxious
and
afraid,
so
I
decided
I
had
to
give
it
a
try.

But
surely
music
must
be
therapeutic
too?

It
is,
particularly
song
writing.

Music
is
a
large
part
of
my
identity,
it’s
who
I
am.

Through
it,
I
not
only
explore
the
world,
but
even
myself
and
so
will
always
have
a
special
place
in
my
heart.

But
the
more
I
act,
the
more
I
fall
in
love
with
it
and
I
can’t
wait
to
see
what
the
future
holds
for
me
as
an
actress.

How
does
it
feel
to
be
an
actress?

Amazing,
but
weirdly,
it
still
doesn’t
feel
real.

I
can’t
believe
my
debut
has
happened.
At
the
same
time,
I
can’t
wait
to
do
more
exciting
and
challenging
work.

Every
actor
has
their
own
way
of
dealing
with
pre-release
jitters.
Some
gorge
on
ice
cream,
some
hit
the
gym,
some
go
out
and
party…

I
meditate.

There’s
not
much
you
can
do
except
see
it
through
and
meditation
helps.

What’s
most
challenging
when
facing
the
camera?
Crying?
Dancing?
Shouting?

(Cuts
in)
Laughing
on
cue
through
multiple
takes.

The
first
time
you
hear
a
joke,
it
may
sound
funny,
but
to
maintain
the
same
level
of
laughter
after
10
or
more
takes
is
really
tough
and
something
I’m
working
on.

Also,
while
I’m
fine
with
my
face
and
can
understand
to
an
extent
how
to
express
certain
emotions,
I
struggle
to
know
what
to
do
with
my
hands
in
certain
scenes.

Many
actresses,
including
Alia
Bhatt,
have
confessed
that
when
they
started
acting,
they
were
very
conscious
of
their
body
and
their
appearance.
Was
that
ever
a
concern?

It
was
and
it
still
is.

I’ve
struggled
with
weight
issues
and
body
image
since
I
was
13
or
14.

Many
young
girls,
and
even
boys,
go
through
this.

It
took
a
lot
of
courage
for
me
to
get
on
the
set
and
even
if
I
looked
a
certain
way,
to
block
out
all
thoughts
about
my
appearance
and
just
focus
on
my
performance.

I’m
slowly
trying
to
separate
my
body,
the
shape
and
size
of
it,
from
my
self-worth.

Growing
up,
both
were
intrinsically
tied
to
the
other
with
the
result
that
I
really
struggled
to
feel
confident
in
my
own
skin.

Surprisingly,
when
in
front
of
the
camera,
I’m
able
to
shut
off
all
the
internal
chatter
about
my
looks
and
my
body
and
that
makes
acting
special.