Bollywood actors Ananya Panday and Deepika Padukone shared the screen for the first time in Shakun Batra’s 2022 film Gehraiyaan. At a recent event, Ananya revealed how the experience of working with the Padmaavat star led her to adopt a more ‘process-oriented’ approach towards her work.
Speaking at Agenda AajTak, Ananya said, “Gehraiyaan mein sab badal gaya tha mere liye. Jo humare director the Shakun Batra aur jo maine Deepika se bhi seekha was to be very process-oriented. Toh ab mera bohot elaborate process rehta hai, jab main kisi role ke liye prepare karti hu (While shooting for Gehraiyaan, everything changed for me. What I learned from director Shakun Batra and Deepika Padukone was to be very process-oriented. So now, I have a very elaborate process when I prepare for a role).”
She continued, “I like to go on a set completely prepared, ki main khud ke lines janti hu, khud ke co-stars ke lines janti hu. Jab main set pe jaati hu, mujhe uss bare mein stress nahi rehna ki mera kya line hai, ye kya hai, woh kya hai. I want to know everything about the character, kya khate hai, kya peete hai, kab sote hai, unki backstory likhna, unka body language, kaise chalte hai, kaise baithte hai, before I go on set. Kyuki jab main set par jati hu, mujhe woh improvisation ke liye room rakhna hai. (I like to go on set completely prepared. I know my lines, and I also know the lines of my co-stars. When I go on set, I don’t want to stress about what my lines are, what this is, what that is. I want to know everything about the character—what they eat, what they drink, when they sleep. Writing their backstory, their body language, how they walk, how they sit — I do all of this before I go on set. Because when I go on set, I need to leave room for improvisation).”
Apart from Ananya and Deepika, Gehraiyaan starred Siddhant Chaturvedi, Dhairya Karwa, Rajat Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah. Despite much anticipation, the film was panned by critics. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
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Ananya Panday reveals what she learned from Deepika Padukone while shooting Gehraiyaan: ‘Sab badal gaya tha mere liye’ – The Indian Express
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