Shanaya Gets Ready For Love…

‘In
Shanaya’s
first
film,
she
has
taken
such
a
big
risk…’

Sanjay
Kapoor
got
emotional
at
the
trailer
launch
of
his
daughter
Shanaya’s
debut
film

Aankhon
Ki
Gustaakhiyan,
and
said,
“I
have
been
working
for
the
last
30
years
but
have
never
been
this
nervous.
Before
I
cry,
thank
you.”

Shanaya’s
mum
Maheep
Kapoor
added,
“Show
my
baby
all
the
love
you
have
shown
Vikrant
(Massey,
co-star)
in
the
past.”

Vikrant
Massey
gives
Shanaya
a
boost
as
well,
saying,
“This
is
her
first
film
but
I
have
learnt
more
from
her
in
the
last
four-five
months
than
probably
in
my
21
years
of
career.”

Watch:
‘I
am
finally
part
of
it,’
Shanaya
says.

So
what
has
Shanaya
learnt
from
her
stint
in
acting
so
far?

“I
learnt
a
lot,
especially
since
the
generation
I
come
from
is
always
on
social
media.
There
are
so
many
judgements,
so
many
preconceived
notions.
In
this
film,
you
learn
not
to
judge
someone
before
you
get
to
know
them,”
she
says.

Discussing
her
character
Saba,
she
says,
“She
is
my
best
friend.
There
was
an
instant
connection
when
I
met
Saba
and
wore
her
costume.
The
most
special
thing
about
Saba
is
that
she
has
a
lot
of
flaws,
which
make
her
human.”

Director
Santosh
Singh
and
Composer
Vishal
Mishra,
who
worked
on
Vikrant’s
popular
OTT
show

Broken
But
Beautiful,
make
their
feature
film
debut
here
as
well.

“We
always
tell
each
other
that
this
is
a
rocket
that
we
are
going
to
launch.
You
will
see
how
far
this
rocket
will
go.
She
has
done
a
very
good
job,”
Santosh
says
about
Shanaya.

Vikrant
plays
a
romantic
character
for
the
first
time
on
the
big
screen,
and
he
says,
“I
keep
trying
to
play
different
roles.
I
am
proud
that
you
guys
have
supported
me
and
because
of
that,
I
keep
trying
to
do
something
new
which
challenges
me.
And
it
should
also
be
worth
your
time.

“It’s
been
a
long
time
since
we
saw
a
romantic
film.
So
when
Mansi
and
Varun
Bagla
approached
me
with
the
script
three
years
ago,
I
had
a
gut
feeling
that
this
will
be
a
story
that
people
will
like.
But
honestly,
I
am
very
nervous
because
I
feel
like
it’s
my
debut.
I
have
never
done
a
film
of
this
genre.”

Praising
Shanaya,
Vikrant
says,
“In
your
first
film,
you
want
to
win
the
hearts
of
the
audience
with
your
talent.
But
in
Shanaya’s
first
film,
she
has
taken
such
a
big
risk,
where
your
eyes
are
not
visible
(Shanaya
is
blindfolded
in
most
scenes).
For
that,
I
would
like
to
commend
Shanaya.

“This
is
just
the
beginning
of
incredible
things
to
come.
She
is
going
to
be
a
big
star.
She
doesn’t
have
much
time;
she
is
busy
for
next
one-and-a-half
years.
But
I
will
always
be
her
first
hero.”

About
preparing
for
the
role
as
a
blindfolded
person,
Shanaya
says,
“Visual
cues
are
very
important
for
actors.
If
it
wasn’t
there,
how
would
you
feel
about
each
other?
We
prepped
so
much
with
the
blindfolds.
Vikrant
prepped
so
much
with
his
lenses.
We
tried
to
connect
with
our
other
senses,
touch,
feel
and
understanding
the
environment
without
seeing
and
trusting
each
other’s
energy.

“Our
first
shot
was
in
a
train.
There
were
cameras,
someone
right
below
you,
light
on
your
face…
but
you
have
to
try
to
cut
that
out
so
that
you
can
be
in
the
moment
with
your
co-actor.
Vikrant
and
I
bonded
over
the
fact
that
we
are
in
this
world
and
we
are
only
two
people,
who
can’t
see.
There
was
this
instant
connection.”

“I
learnt
a
lot
from
him,”
Shanaya
says
about
Vikrant.

“Sometimes
when
you
do
a
scene
in
front
of
the
camera,
you
only
think
about
yourself
—
your
lines,
your
costume,
your
makeup…
But
Vikrant
taught
me
that
it
is
not
about
just
you,
it
is
about
the
whole
scene.
You
should
think
even
about
the
background.
He
never
made
me
feel
that
I
was
the
new
actor
on
set.
He
treated
me
as
an
equal
artist.”

Shanaya
goes
on
to
define
love:
“Love
is
friendship.
Love
is
about
being
friends
with
that
person.
Love
is
also
your
family,
your
friends,
your
little
dog…
love
is
everything.
It
is
a
universal
feeling
across
the
world.
Everyone
feels
it.
Everyone
connects
with
it.
In
our
generation,
there
is
a
tendency
to
move
on.
There
is
a
sense
of
detachment.
But
I
am
not
that
kind
of
person.
I
love
the
feeling
of
love
in
all
ways.”

Aankhon
Ki
Gustaakhiyan
will
release
on
July
11
in
theatres.