Kiara Advani on ‘Sher Shah’: Portraying a real person is always a challenge

Kiara Advani opens up on her ability to disassociate herself from external pressures like trolling, talk of nepotism or the camp culture of the industry, assures GenNow Bollywood. The actress, who traces her lineage to the greats Ashok Kumar and Saeed Jaffrey, says it’s a day’s work. “We learn to detach as actors. One kind lives like a split personality, takes on so many roles during the workday, and we learn how to kind of keep that bit of detachment out of our lives, Kiara says, the negativity that comes with profession.

However, the roles she plays on screen may be a different deal. For example, her upcoming role of Dimple Cheema in the biopic “Shershaah”, is a task that has stayed with her emotionally. The film tells the story of Captain Vikram Batra, a Param Vir Chakra recipient and Kargil War hero. Kiara, playing Captain Batra’s fiancee Dimple, played a pivotal role in the film’s attempt to trace the war hero’s love life. For this Kiara says that she has to understand Dimple first.

“I had the privilege of meeting and interacting with Dimple Cheema. Through her, I was able to understand and explore the love story I shared with Captain Vikram Batra, and I wanted to share her journey with her. Have tried,” the actress told us. .

Kiara said of her experience, “It’s always a challenge to portray real life and real story, and we kept that in mind while working on this film. There was a sense of panic, but there was also a sense of respect.” Working in the film and also what inspired her to sign the film.

She can’t resist a grin when you point out that despite her filmstar tag, she can also be counted among the kids of the OTT generation of Bollywood. Trace their roster since their debut film “Fugly” in 2014, and you’ll see that their lead roles have actually taken place in the digital space. While the big hits, “Kabir Singh” and “M S Dhoni: The Untold Story”, released on the big screen, has some of her biggest performances on OTT. 2018 had “Lust Stories” – considered by many to be the high point of her career – along with “Guilty” and “Lakshmi”. in 2020.

“Shershaah”, a lavishly shot and executed war drama, might have seen a big screen release, but thanks to the pandemic, and is now due to drop OTT on August 12. Kiara likes to see the benefits that the makers will get from choosing to go below the OTT mark with the release of the film.

“By now, we all have realized, the big advantage of OTT is reach. Shershaah will reach homes in 200 countries when it launches on Amazon Prime Video. It’s a matter of getting far more screens than you expect,” she tells.

For Kiara, the wide release of her new film straight out to the laptops and cellphones of fans could be exactly the big push she’s been looking for at the moment. With the theatres cautiously opening, he has some stellar projects lined up – notably “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” with Kartik Aaryan, “Jug Jug Jio” with Varun Dhawan. Anil Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor. A huge reception for “Shershaah” might get fans excited about these future projects that have his name in the star cast.

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