I opened up as an actor in Raabta: Kriti Sanon

What kind of a film is Arjun Patiala?

It is a non-serious and spoof sort of a film. We haven't worked on this genre much. We have seen spoof in films like Deadpool or scary movies which are not much scary.

Is it a spoof of the action genre?

It is a spoof on a lot of things that we sometimes call as formula in films. But the spoof in the film has been done in a healthy manner.

Tell us about your character in Arjun Patiala.

She is a crime reporter. She speaks a bit differently. There is a flavour of Punjabi accent in her words. My character is bit bold in a way and also independent.

Was there any film in your career which you felt is the best way to go?

No. I think I have enjoyed every set for its way of making films. I never felt anything special for a particular way of making films. But if one asks me about learning, I would love to work with that director who can show me different ways of shooting a scene. But that didn't happen to me much. I think I learnt the most in Raabta. I guess I opened up as an actor in Raabta, where I have worked very hard. I had thought about scenes differently in that film. I had learnt a lot from the film including horse-riding and the ways to make chocolate.

So you say it has helped you to grow as an actor?

A lot. When one gets to learn from one film, his next project also gets affected. If I had not worked in Raabta, I would have done Bareilly Ki Barfi differently because I had gone through that preparation and sort of opened up in me as an actor. When I worked in Bareilly Ki Barfi, I was already thinking differently.

What made you so relaxed in front of the camera in Bareilly Ki Barfi?

I am that simple, middle-girl class who can relate to the simplicity of the character. Obviously I had to do a lot of homework for the character. The character was very tom-boyish, so I had to do homework. Some of her (character) expressions were also not girly. I went to Lucknow and met around 20 girls and interacted keeping the recorder on. I used to listen to their dialects during traveling. So in this way, I had picked up the dialects of the girls. Moreover, I had a good rapport with Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.

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