Karisma Kapoor talks about challenging role in ‘Brown’, reflects on past choices
Karisma Kapoor compares filmmaking methods ahead of 'Brown' release
Karisma Kapoor recently drew parallels between the modern filmmaking methods and those used in the past, highlighting how Bollywood has drastically evolved over the years.
The 51-year-old actress, who is known as the leading mega-star of the 1990s, reflected on how work culture has changed.
In an exclusive conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India, the Dil To Pagal Hai star spoke at length about how scripts were formed on instinct back then.
Speaking to the outlet, she said, “In a way, it’s really good that things are streamlined. Back then we worked on gut instinct, passion, and belief. There are so many films I’ve done that had no script or written scenes. You would go to the set and it would all get developed on set within minutes. These are big, hit films I am talking about.”
Later in the interaction, the Murder Mubarak actress praised the distinctive filmmaking style of David Dhawan.
“A director like David Dhawan would just tell me, in Hindi, ‘kill it’ and I’d understand exactly what he wanted. A lot of scenes in Haseena Maan Jaayegi, for instance, were entirely improvised," she added. "We were like a crew or a gang – Chi Chi (Govinda), Paresh ji, Kader bhai, Shakti ji. We’d be working together on a different film every day. So there was a great comic strategy between us, almost like a theatre troupe.”
Meanwhile, the Raja Hindustani star is currently promoting her web series Brown, which will premiere on Friday, June 5, on Zee5.
For the unversed, Kapoor revealed that her role in upcoming series is completely different from her real-life personality.