The film may have been kind of …well blue. But Sonam Kapoor was one redeeming factor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya. And after more than a year long wait, the actress is back. This time with a new man and a new director. We caught up with the actress at her home and chatted about Delhi-6, being de-glam and her dad.
Excerpts from the interview:
Hi Sonam, so tell us something about Delhi-6.
It's a film about Delhi, about India. It's about Delhi people. It's a very noble film.
How was it working with Abhishek Bachchan?
It was awesome. He is a very cool guy.
And your director, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra?
He is one of the best directors. He has the right vision about his subject and film. He is very honest as a person. And honest to his work.
(Here we must tell you, that Sonam, unlike many starlets happened to come on time for the interview and also held no starry airs at all. Wearing a black off shoulder dress, which was at the same time hot and yet so elegant and a ready smile which went up to her eyes, she was as charming as ever.)
How was it working with the Kabootar? We heard there was a nationwide audition held for the same…
Really? An audition? I did not know about that. Even I did not have to audition for the film!
No auditions? So how did you land the film?
Well, I think every girl in the industry wanted to land this role. Everybody auditioned for it. Even abroad. And someone suggested my name to Rakeyshji. But then…he thought, how could a JVPD girl (an upscale Mumbai suburb), a Mumbai girl, who has spent her entire life here play the character of a Delhite? But then he saw me. And he had no one appropriate for the role. I think he cast me as a last resort.
So you play a Delhi girl in the film?
I play the role of Bittu, a Delhite. She wants to be more than just another girl from a middle class family. She wants to do and be much more than just get married off to a guy by her parents. She wants to do something by herself.
Saawariya and Delhi-6, two deglam roles…
Oh God! De-glam. Not again. It's not deglam.
Ok then let's say, you've been wearing Indian clothes very unlike your off-films image.
I don't think wearing Indian clothes is de-glam in any way. One can look de-glam even wearing jeans and a ganji. Definition of glamorous is something that shines. And the Indian clothes that I wear in the film go with the character I'm playing.
Talking about glamour…Tell us something about the recent Verve cover shoot you've done.
Yeah I have shot for Verve cover. Actually I'm a good friend of the stylist, Nisha. I did it for her and also I think Verve is a great magazine.
(She also said that she loves Galliano. And that she was wearing Dior for the shoot. We'd also like to put in here a brief description of the Anil Kapoor house. For starters, it's huge and is all-wood, heavy and antique. Interestingly, it reminds you more of a temple than a home really.)
You took quite a long break from films after Saawariya…
Darling, I did not take a break. I was working. Yeah my films did not release. But I was working for them. I wish I had taken a break.
Any plans for doing a film with our father?
You should ask my father that. (Laughs, which she does a lot intermittently) No, I have no offers to work with my father as of now. And anyway, I think my father does not look old enough to be my dad. He has never been offered a father's role yet. He can play a father as long as the child is some five years old.
Does your father play a huge role in guiding your career?
Well, considering who my father is…I'll be really dumb not to take his advice. He has been in the industry for 30 years. I will be a 'DUMBO' if I don’t listen to him. But also, I've been brought up to take my own decisions. So I decide what I do. But of course I keep his advice in mind.
Coming back to Delhi-6, what did you enjoy the most while shooting the film?
The parties. We had one every 15 days. We'd call a local DJ and lots of food. It was fun.
Well, Abhishek's last solo hero film was… well Drona. And Saawariya did not do exceptionally well at the BO. How do you think the audience will receive Delhi-6?
Well, It's Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and his last film was Rang De Basanti.
Great. Finally, just tell us how does it feel to be one of the hottest properties in current Bollywood?
Really? Am I? Well I am not aware of it. It doesn't matter I guess.
Thank you, Sonam. All the best!
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