Hansal Mehta: If I suggest new approach, her instinct kicks in

Updated On: 02 November, 2022 07:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Teaming up with Kareena for her maiden production, director Hansal says actor has the same spontaneity that he had spotted in her Dev act

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Kareena Kapoor kicked off the film in the UK last month

Over the past month, Hansal Mehta has taken his next to the halfway mark. The yet-untitled gritty thriller, currently being shot in the UK, marks his first collaboration with Kareena Kapoor Khan. Shooting with the actor has only reaffirmed an instinct he had about her, years ago, while watching Dev (2004). The director says that a striking image of Kapoor from the Govind Nihalani-directed venture had stayed in his mind. “When we were discussing this film, I told Kareena about Dev. In a scene in the film, she raises her hand and tells people that she isn’t a minister attacking the people of the locality. The way she enacted that scene stayed with me. Despite having [stalwarts like] Om ji [Puri] and Mr [Amitabh] Bachchan as co-stars, Kareena stood out in that sequence,” he recounts.

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