‘Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh would never sit on set,’ says Udta Punjab director Abhishek Chaubey

Abhishek Chaubey also shared his experience of working with Kareena Kapoor in Udta Punjab. After seeing a BTS photo of himself with the actor, the filmmaker recalled, “Kareena gives this expression that she doesn’t care about what you are saying, but that’s not true. She actually listens very carefully.”

“And I will tell you something very interesting about Diljit and Kareena. They never sat on set. Usually, what happens after an actor gives his or her shot, they either return to their vanity or sit on the back with a book or so, but these two would never sit. These two would just follow me everywhere I go. Kareena is a superstar and yet she would always stand behind me and so did Diljit Dosanjh. I would ask him to sit, but he never would. I would shoot in various location in the village and Kareena would always stand and watch,” he added.

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Abhishek Chaubey further praised Kareena Kapoor, saying she “knows how to mould herself” as per the requirement of the project.

The filmmaker said, “There is this great thing about Kareena. She is a true blue industry kid and she has an instinctive understanding of the kind of film and the performance that is expected of her. There is no lack of skill and craft. Whether it is a David Dhawan film or a Govind Nihalani film, she knows how to mould herself. She knew what kind of film we were making. She was aware of the kind of pitch that was needed for the performance. She wouldn’t put on makeup. I used to request her ‘thoda makeup karlo’, but she wouldn’t. She was amazing.”

Udta Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh, released in 2016. The film, made on a budget of Rs 34 crore, went on to earn about Rs 100 crore globally. It was one of the highest earning film of the year.