Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor who is all set to launch Sara Ali Khan in ‘Kedarnath’ states that newcomers have an infectious energy and unpredictability. They also surprise the audience. He also expressed that he would like to work with established stars but provided they have the interest to play the character on screen. He cannot chase the stars, only his characters he can. He also spoke about his journey and it was his decision to enter into filmmaking.
The filmmaker said, “Newcomers have an infectious energy and unpredictability and give the audience a surprise. Having said that, it’s not that I mind working with established actors provided they are as excited about portraying the characters that I would like to see brought to life. I can only chase my characters, not my actors. Sometimes it is not possible to do both.”
Abhishek Kapoor further adds, “I have gone through my share of struggles and have understood that it does not matter whether you start as an ‘insider’ or as an ‘outsider’. What matters is who you are and what you bring to the table in terms of your creativity and your work ethic.”
Talking about his uncle Jeetendra and his journey he said, “When I was growing up, my mother’s brother Jeetendra was a major Hindi movie star, and we do know a lot of people from the movie business. But as with everyone, the decision to be in films and my journey in film was my own and has been a fairly challenging one too. Knowing people is not an automatic all-access pass to success. Very early on, I saw a lot of failures, so any sense of entitlement I may have had about my place in the business was quickly knocked out of me.”
He further said “In my house, spirituality has been a guiding principle. I am a big believer of Shivji and the cosmic forces that oversee us. There are two kinds of people in the spiritual world. Those who are believers and those who are seekers. A believer has trust in the universe and a seeker is one who isn’t but is trying to gain that trust. I have made many trips to Vaishnodevi, and I have seen people trekking up mountains on these pilgrimages, on these arduous trips to find God. What I have observed is that on their journeys to seek God, they usually experience God at some point along the way.”
Talking about the 2013 floods he said, “The incident of the floods in 2013 also could not leave my mind, due to the stories that came out of it devastating and remarkable in equal measure. I had to go ahead and develop a film set against that backdrop. I believe it is one of the most important stories I can tell for modern India.”
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh’s daughter is all set to make her debut in ‘Kedarnath alongside Sushant Singh Rajput. The movie is slated to release this year.
