Its in our pulse, a little bit of Shah Rukh, little bit of Salman so anyways we like it by default
And I am like why are you doing it? There is no need of him getting tensed about a scene tomorrow
You are the Irrfan Khan but he never stopped being a student
Not the kind of intensity in the film, film is
Yeah, I mean see that’s
Close to it because the real life is different than the reel life
I believe you are doing a film with Anand L Rai, which he is
producing I think with Sara, its called Nakhrewali
To be very frank, I would choose to believe what you are believing right now
Hi guys this Himesh and welcome to Pinkvilla. Today we have with us Sunny Kaushal
and Radhika Madan, welcome to Pinkvilla guys. Its lovely having you here.
Thank you so much. Lovely to be here.
So, you know my first question to you is we are getting to see an out and out intense love
story after so long. Do you believe this is the genre which actually defines Bollywood over
the years? Because there are so many people who love this
genre and we don’t see such films often
I mean I think we see such film, such as in romantic films in
Bollywood, we have been seeing since
Yeah, but last five years so it’s a bit less
There hasn’t been an intense love story in a while
I mean its a fresh take on a love story, I would say that.
And what do you have to say about this genre and how it defines Bollywood over the years?
We Indians have big hearts. Its in our pulse, a little bit of Shah Rukh, little bit of Salman so
anyways we like it by default
It has to have one dialogue or it isn’t a love story.
It touches and its our guilty pleasure. We will still watch it.
But our film might be in the same genre but its very different. It’s a new age take to it.
So, which makes it more relatable I would say
That correct, that’s actually a much more relatable
And you know which are your favourite romantic films from
Bollywood? Of all time and favourite romantic star
I mean obviously Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge and Shah Rukh sir.
That’s the epitome of romance for me. Also, I really love Tamasha
That’s like a coming-of-age rom com
That was a very good, with a very nice take of an individual perspective.
And you?
Yeah, I think for me it’s Jab We Met. Its Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, it’s even Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na for that matter.
Its very cute, relatable
And who is your favourite romantic star?
Romantic star? Ranbir Kapoor.
And I believe you shot something with Ranbir recently? How was that like?
She blushes when anyone asks her this question
Of course, he is a beautiful actor and I am just grateful that I got the opportunity to work with
him. I didn’t hit me when I was working with him. But when it did
And you know Kunal is known for this intense love story space, how was the experience of
working with him and you know getting into his world of romance?
It was, amazing because actually if you meet Kunal, he is a lovely guy and Kunal and his
associate Sonali so they are in real life married to each other but in real life when you actually
meet him, he is a very calm, composed, very head on his shoulder. When I first time saw him,
I was like he isn’t romantic at all. And then when he used to come and say these things and
peel off the layers about you know how the character might be, I was like he is a romantic.
So, it was a blast working with both of them.
And for you, Radhika?
It was like really, how do you say this? It was effortless, to be very honest because if you
watch Jannat and all you imagine this
You would imagine him being that and when you meet him, he is such a cool chap. And you
know their combination, Sonali and KD’s combination is like fire and ice. So, you know it’s
the best combination that you can ever find on a set. They balance each other out so well that
for us also we can see a scene from two perspectives which makes things really interesting
for us and yeah, I think you are at home with the character somewhere so it was kind of
breezy with them. Beautiful people, I think. Now I think we can call them our family.
It’s a very chill friends’ family.
And you know you have like the chemistry of you and Mohit
also comes across as something
very interesting. It has multiple layers.
Could you tell us something about that bonding on screen?
So I would say that it’s more like a relationship that me and Mohit share in the film is more
like a mentor and a mentee. In a very broad perspective, I would say without giving away
anything else about it. But yeah, it’s a very, very, very
important relationship that we share in the film and it’s kind of is very integral in Jaggi and
Kartika’s love story as well you know so yeah
And Radhika is your second film with Dinesh Vijan after Angrezi Medium and you worked
with Irrfan over there. He is unfortunately not here with us but one year down lane, one and a
half year actually, what are the memories of you working with Irrfan and what are the
learnings that you got from him?
To be very honest, you know the way he used to treat people on the set. He never saw me as a
newcomer. He treated me equally, at par. He used to ask me how do you see the scene and it
made me feel really empowered. It made me feel
confident that I am also somebody I am not a newcomer who is like
If he didn’t do that I wouldn’t be even seen in the film.
So, the credit goes to him and you know he used to be a
student. If I am roaming around in tension because definitely, I have to work with Deepak
Dobriyal and Irrfan sir so with the script I am walking from here and there, pacing up and
down and I spot him doing the same thing. And I am like why are you doing it? There is no
need of him getting tensed about a scene tomorrow
You are the Irrfan Khan but he never stopped being a student. And you know these two
things are the things that I will always keep with myself, always in my life.
Keep treating people equally and never taking your art for granted.
True and Sunny you know, are you and Vicky competitive when it comes to work?
No, not really. We are not very competitive because I think right now, we are in terms of
professional aspect we are on very different level right now so I think I will take a little while
to reach fortunately where he has reached
After Shiddat.
Hopefully yeah
We have been hearing good things
He is fab in the film. Let me tell you, he has done a fabulous job. Guys just wait and watch
Thanks, thanks.
But no, we are more of a support system for each other rather than competing with each other.
And who is more laid back of the two of you?
In terms of?
Work and even otherwise, chilled out
I would say both of us are equally laid back. It’s our mother that then loses her because
That’s what are mom keeps telling us because we both are equally laid back; we are both
equally procrastinate about a lot of things and when mom or dad come to any of us and say
you know this is remaining to be done and all the other
person will jump in to kind of take the other person’s side.
And you know since this film is about love what does love mean to the two of you?
Love means like the title says Shiddat, passion and just a lot of trust and respect for the other person.
And for you Radhika?
Definitely Shiddat is there for sure but along with that then like being empathetic, being
understanding, accepting the person wholly. That is, I think something which is really, really important
And have either of you experienced the kind of
emotion which you do in the film? In terms of intensity and everything else
I haven’t
Not the kind of intensity in the film, film is
Yeah, I mean see that’s
Close to it because the real life is different than the reel life but not as much
I mean see, you can’t put yourself in the film and because that has not happened with me,
whatever is happening in the film but yeah, intensity wise I would say I am very close to
being that in real life you know but yeah, I think I have touched upon those little bit of things
And you know you have Hurdang up next. Could you tell us something? That’s a very
interesting story I believe it’s set against the college campus drama and all this stuff
Yeah. Basically, Hurdang is set in the 90s in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh and its again a love
story with a backdrop of Mandal Commission that happened. So, it’s a very politically
charged film but again it’s a period drama, set in the 90s so
yeah that’s actually very interesting.
And Radhika, what’s happening for you after Shiddat?
I am doing a film with Jio and after that I am doing series with Maddock again. Homi’s
directing it. So, I am doing one series and I am doing Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kuttey, his son
Aasmaan Bharadwaj is directing it. And few more that I can’t talk about right now but
like good few months.
Kuttey is looking damn interesting, the poster was so good.
Thank you, thank you.
When do you start shooting for Kuttey?
In the month of November.
And Sunny, I believe you are doing a film with Anand L Rai, which he is producing I think
with Sara, it’s called Nakhrewali.
To be very frank, I would choose to believe what you are believing right now but I mean
something interesting is definitely happening but I
would rather let them talk about it first.
And last couple of questions, how do you view the web
space? The film was made for theatrical medium. We see the
visuals and it actually looks so grand and now it’s premiering
on OTT. How do you view this medium for the premiere of the film?
I think it’s a blessing. Definitely a blessing because the film is made to entertain people,
right? The more people watch it the better and OTT right now is booming and it’s a saviour
actually for a lot of people so I think we are definitely blessed. I mean yeah, the film was
originally two years ago when we started shooting the film and everything, it was made as a
theatrical film but yeah, I mean it’s great that it’s coming out. This time people will get to see the work.
And Radhika how do you view the OTT medium as such?
I think it’s really exciting. A lot of new you know like the content is fab I believe. Really
different, people are not afraid to dive into something quirky, experimental I think the fear is
much less when it comes to OTT which excites me as an actor. I am just waiting to see what
all comes on OTT because as an audience I have also gotten used to sit at home in your PJs
and watch OTT. I used to love big screen, popcorn but comfort that’s there in
It has its own different vibe seeing on a big screen
You know actually cinema is a part of our culture you know it’s not like just going to watch a
film. Its like a family goes and getting popcorn
But that initial push will have to be there because we have gotten too use to the comfort
Probably that could happen once
The life opens up
And once the big films come to theatre and
Absolutely
And last question, do you believe this is the best time for an actor to be in the industry given
that so many platforms are opened up right from theatrical
to OTT and even OTT has diverse platforms?
Yeah, I think this is the best time, not for an actor but for technicians as well. So much
happening, so many projects being made on so many
different subjects I think this is the best time to be an actor.
Yeah, I mean there is something for everyone right
now and you know that’s the best thing to happen.
Perfect. Thank you so much. It was lovely speaking to you
and wish you all the best for Shiddat and
Thank you so much.
Hi, I am Radhika Madan.
Hi, this is Sunny Kaushal.
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