Janhvi Kapoor: Was persuaded not to choose these films

Updated On: 01 November, 2022 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian

Describing herself as instinctive, Janhvi says she has gone against peers’ advice to lead unconventional movies like Mili and Gunjan Saxena

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Refreshing is probably the last word you’d associate with a survival thriller. But to Janhvi Kapoor, Mili was refreshing in a way. Director Mathukutty Xavier’s thriller came as a change of pace as she traded rehearsals for spontaneity. “[Doing] this film was liberating. The director encouraged me not to prep at all. Earlier, I was obsessed with preparing, but after Mili, I realised that knowing your character is sometimes enough. It made me enjoy the spontaneity of acting,” she begins.

Mili is a remake of the 2019 Malayalam film, Helen