Aahana Kumra: Bawri Chhori is a unusual slice-of-life movie

After having a busy 2020 with the discharge of three internet sequence (Marzi, Betaal, Sandwiched Forever) and a movie (Khuda Haafiz), Aahana Kumra is all set to start 2021 with a bang. Her first movie for the 12 months, Bawri Chhori, will begin streaming on Eros Now on January 11.
In the Akhilesh Jaiswal movie, Kumra essays the function of a vengeful spouse in search of her husband, to not convey him again however to beat him for abandoning her. According to the actor, her character is “interesting and funny but with shades of intensity.” She has additionally tried to include her private experiences within the movie.
In this interview with indianexpress.com, Aahana Kumra talks about Bawri Chhori and why she doesn’t prefer to repeat a job.
Excerpts from the dialog:
From the title of the movie, your character appears to be fairly attention-grabbing. Tell me about it.
Bawri Chhori is a small movie made with only a 15 folks crew and a really small finances. It is a unusual and candy slice-of-life movie. It isn’t a typical story a couple of woman who will go discover her husband and ask him to come back again. Instead, she’s going to discover him, beat him up and make his ‘achaar’ (pickle). I discovered this attention-grabbing and humorous. How my character grows, meets new folks and her complete journey appealed to me.

The first half of the trailer seems to be comedian and in direction of the top, it will get into the thriller zone. So what precisely is the style of the movie?
It’s a coming-of-age movie. Of course, there’s a twist in the long run. For me, what was attention-grabbing was how will my character really feel when she’s going to face the person who has wronged her and whom she has been in search of so lengthy. The latter half of the film has turned out rather well.
Which half did you get pleasure from extra whereas capturing – the comedian half or the extraordinary half?
I loved each. I really feel all of us have a yin and yang. I did many comical roles final 12 months, however I additionally did Marzi on Voot Select the place my character had a serious emotional graph. It required me to get emotionally invested in it. Also, I by no means use glycerine, so I turn into an disagreeable particular person if I’m required to be disagreeable on the display screen. And if I’ve to be emotionally drained, I’ll turn into distant. I’ve been skilled like this since childhood. But sure, personally, I’m a really humorous particular person. Still, I’m wondering why am I at all times supplied intense roles. However, I’m glad that not too long ago I’ve executed fairly just a few comedian roles, and folks at the moment are seeing me in a special mild.
At some factors, your character appears to have shades of Rani from Queen. Do you assume the 2 are related?
Rani (Queen) went to only have enjoyable in Paris. But my character has gone with the intention of discovering her husband and simply beating him up. What we at all times are likely to do is that we get caught with a selected story or character. Rani’s story will not be the story of only one particular person. Other folks may need an identical story too. So, the premise of the story could be the identical, however the conclusion of each story is totally different.

You had three internet reveals and a film in 2020 and all of them had you enjoying characters starkly totally different from one another. Are you acutely aware about not repeating a selected style?

I believe I’m. When a script involves me, I at all times ponder, ‘Have I done this kind of a character before?’ So, it’s my acutely aware resolution to not repeat a job, after which it occurs mechanically that I don’t get related roles. Maybe it’s some form of message that I’m sending out to the universe. Also, usually, solely the flexibility of a male actor is recognised and actresses will not be given due credit score. I believe it’s excessive time that individuals realise feminine actors are additionally making a distinction and choosing up varied roles. So, even we deserve some consideration.