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For a fourteen-year-old,Ayesha Kapoor sounds surprisingly calm. Her voice doesnt betray the excitement of a teenager who is just a week away from the release of her second film. No,I am very excited. Its been almost five years since Black happened, she insists. Kapoor plays the female lead in Piyush Jhas forthcoming film Sikandar.
Nasreen,the character Kapoor plays in Jhas film is far cry from Blacks Michelle. A Kashmiri girl,who befriends Sikandar and is an ally in the tumultuous life he is faced with,is a character which has many layers to it,feels Kapoor. And essaying it did require a little homework. I had never been to Kashmir before we started filming Sikandar. We keep hearing stories of violence in Kashmir. When I went to shoot there,I was pleasantly surprised at how non-fussy a place it was, says Kapoor. While the director did conduct a workshop with Kapoor and Parzaan Dastur,the male lead in the film,Kapoor didnt miss out on her own bit of research. I read up a little on Kashmir and the problems there before I landed there for the shoot, says Kapoor. Following that she observed Kashmiri girls and interacted with some of them before they started shooting. I observed how they conduct themselves in public,how they dress etc, recollects Kapoor. And Nasreen talks very little,its more about emoting,getting the body language right. Which was good for me,since my Hindi is still very wobbly.
Even Sikandar was her second tryst with the silver screen,she felt the same pangs of nervousness,like while shooting Black. Things like understanding a character,getting under its skin,can be a little intimidating. Like knowing camera angles, says Kapoor.
But even if the technicalities continue being a nightmare,acting is a passion she discovered by chance,maintains Kapoor. And she is in no hurry of giving it up. I am open to films which are fun,films from which I learn something. I will try brush up my Hindi too, says Kapoor
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