Journalism of Courage
Soha Ali Khan hates the rains and thinks Kunal Deshmukh is sadistic to make a movie like Tum Mile
Like your character in Tum Mile,you also suffered an ordeal during the July 26 cloudburst in Mumbai. How much of that did you incorporate into your role?
Though the environment of Tum Mile sets in Bhandup was a controlled one,it was as bad. Kunal Deshmukh,the director,is a sadist to have created a set like this. The water was high enough to be able to submerge cars and rickshaws. There were no rafts so,every day,my driver would carry me on his shoulder and deposit me on the spot where we were to shoot. Since there was little difference between my real-life experience and what we were to project on-screen,all I had to do was react. The emotions flowed easily after that.
But Sanjana finds love in such hostile circumstances. Would you have been as vulnerable?
Weve heard of people who found love during the floods. Maybe it was because every emotion gets magnified in challenging circumstances. But I doubt Id have felt anything but the desire to get back home as soon as possible.
Were you apprehensive of your co-star Emraan Hashmis image?
I asked my director before signing the film if Ill be expected to kiss on-screen and was told it wasnt in the script. But during the shoot he told me there was a small,sweet kiss wed have to do. Then,the one kiss became two.
You finally share screen-space with your mother Sharmila Tagore in Life Goes On.
We decided to do this film because it really required us to project the sentiments involved in a mother-daughter relationship since the film is about the sense of loss a family feels upon the mothers death. It was scary to work with her because she knows me so well and the slightest expression of insincerity on my face would give me away.
Is Life Goes On an attempt to emerge from the shadow of your mother by featuring alongside her?
Not at all. In fact,I wouldnt want to emerge from her or my familys shadow at all. They are all achievers and why should I deny my rootsit gives me enough security and pride.
