STARFISH Khushali Kumar Becomes The First Actress Doing Underwater Stunts Ehan Bhat Yacht Interview
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00:00 It's nothing like 99 Swans.
00:01 So we are going to see a different Ihaan Bhatt in this.
00:03 It's a different Ihaan Bhatt.
00:04 Like, kind of very unlike from what I played in the past.
00:07 In entire India, there is no female commercial diver.
00:10 So you get the title of first female actress to have a stuntwoman.
00:15 Wow!
00:15 That feels so good.
00:16 When you do a job where you see dead bodies daily,
00:21 and then how you deal with your relationships or your love,
00:26 how you find love,
00:27 and how things unfold in that is what our entire film is about.
00:31 You get to know about life more.
00:32 More, yeah.
00:32 Guess guys, where am I?
00:34 I am a little far from Mumbai,
00:36 in the middle of the sea,
00:37 on a beautiful yacht.
00:39 And with these lovely people,
00:41 Ihaan Bhatt and Khushali Kumar.
00:44 Their film is coming, Starfish, which is on 24th November.
00:47 So first of all, tell us,
00:48 what is the reason for coming here today?
00:50 Why is it? How are you feeling?
00:51 We are feeling very good.
00:53 You tell us, how are you feeling here?
00:55 I am feeling very good because we always do interviews in closed rooms.
00:59 So the ambience is a little different.
01:02 So our film's ambience is like that.
01:05 So we wanted to do something similar.
01:08 We do it different rather than doing it the usual way.
01:11 And our film is also, it's a very unusual drama.
01:15 So it was like to give a different experience to everyone,
01:19 to our viewers also in terms of interviews as well.
01:22 So it's fun, I am really enjoying it here.
01:25 It's so hot.
01:27 It's hot, when the wind is blowing, it is nice with the shade, it is nice.
01:30 It was very hot on the way.
01:32 You tell us, how was the experience here?
01:34 You have locked us here, so how are you feeling?
01:38 We can't go anywhere in this interview.
01:40 It's very good, it's very unusual.
01:41 As you said, there are no such interviews,
01:44 where you go on a yacht and give interviews.
01:46 So it was surprising for me.
01:48 But then I realised, our film is also,
01:50 it kind of resonates with our film.
01:52 It matches.
01:55 I will start with a basic of the film.
01:57 How did the title 'Starfish' come?
01:59 Why is it? You tell me.
02:01 So, starfish is a special type of fish.
02:04 It regenerates its body parts, when it has a cut or wound.
02:09 So our character, Tara,
02:12 Tara Salgaonkar, has a metaphor for her journey.
02:15 All the past traumas of her life,
02:18 how she heals herself through love,
02:20 how she moves on.
02:22 And how all the things unfold with her.
02:25 All the mysteries unfold.
02:27 And we have shown a very beautiful water world in this film.
02:32 Which is looking very good, very unusual.
02:36 So, around that, the title comes as starfish.
02:40 And your song has been released today.
02:42 Yes.
02:42 So, tell us about that.
02:43 Because the ambience is also matching with that song.
02:45 Yes, it matches.
02:46 So, the song is the theme of our film.
02:49 That just enjoy, just let yourself free, fall in love.
02:53 Just do it.
02:54 So, that is actually the theme of our film.
02:57 You take it from there.
02:59 Arijit Singh has sung the song.
03:01 I am a big fan.
03:03 And what more can we ask for him to give his voice for this song.
03:07 I don't think we could have had any better singer to sing this song.
03:11 And you have seen the song.
03:13 You have seen it.
03:15 We have shot it at beautiful locations.
03:17 And as she said, that is the vibe of the film.
03:21 Just enjoy.
03:23 Correct.
03:23 In this, the glimpses of the song that I have seen.
03:25 I have seen it in the teaser.
03:26 You are playing the guitar.
03:27 You are very involved in music.
03:29 Even when you came with 99 songs.
03:31 In that also, you were related to music.
03:33 So, will we see more of this character in this film?
03:35 Or will we see something else?
03:37 Both the characters are very unlike.
03:39 You know, there is an athlete like Messi and Ronaldo.
03:44 Both are best.
03:46 But they have a different way of playing the game.
03:48 So, it's nothing like 99 songs.
03:50 So, we are going to see a different Ihaan Bhatt in this.
03:52 It's a different Ihaan Bhatt.
03:54 Like, kind of very unlike from what I have played in the past.
03:56 And that was an experience that I loved to it.
04:00 Even I should say that you are the first woman actress who is doing underwater stunts in this movie.
04:06 So, how is the tag look like?
04:08 How are you feeling?
04:10 And what all challenges you have faced during the shooting?
04:12 It's very nice.
04:14 Because, there is no female commercial diver in India.
04:20 I just met the author also in Goa.
04:22 So, we were discussing about this.
04:24 There is no female diver in India.
04:28 So, playing that role itself, I was very excited.
04:32 I enjoyed a lot.
04:34 And doing underwater sequences, all was amazing.
04:38 Adventurous but very challenging.
04:40 Because, it was very cold.
04:42 And you need proper training.
04:44 If you are not properly certified in this, in Malta, they don't let you get inside.
04:50 So, you shot in Malta?
04:52 Yes, the whole sequence of the sea.
04:54 So, they don't let you get inside deep waters.
04:56 So, you need to be certified for that.
04:58 So, I trained for 10 days in Malta for it.
05:02 I had the professional divers training me.
05:04 They were very good.
05:06 Training itself was also pretty challenging.
05:08 Because, the weather was very harsh.
05:10 It was very cold.
05:12 Then, sun burns.
05:14 When you are underwater for a long time,
05:16 when you are shooting,
05:18 your body gets swollen up.
05:20 You get sunburns.
05:22 So, all of those difficulties were there.
05:24 It looks like, wow!
05:26 But, there are a lot of challenges which comes on the day of the shoot itself.
05:30 When you are preparing, rehearsing,
05:32 when you are training,
05:34 you don't realize so many things.
05:36 The real challenges come on the day of the shoot.
05:38 You have to be in the character,
05:40 not be scared.
05:42 I am playing a proper skilled diver.
05:44 So, reaching to that level was a task.
05:48 So, you get the title of first female actress to have a stuntwoman.
05:52 That feels so good.
05:54 Also, I would like to ask a fun question.
05:56 When you have dived inside,
05:58 you must have done it too.
06:00 What did you see?
06:02 How is the world inside?
06:04 It's very calming.
06:06 It's very pretty.
06:08 When you go for the first time,
06:10 initially, you will be a little scared.
06:12 It takes you time.
06:14 It takes guts also.
06:16 You feel used to everything.
06:18 Even with the cylinder mask,
06:20 you are getting used to the breathing process.
06:22 But, slowly and gradually,
06:24 when you learn all the techniques,
06:26 then you really enjoy the water.
06:28 That silence,
06:30 the calmness,
06:32 when you see all the marine life,
06:34 it's just beautiful.
06:36 There is a night time also.
06:38 You can go.
06:40 I could not go at night time.
06:42 They did not allow me to go.
06:44 We shot at a genuine shipwreck also,
06:46 which is 15 meters deep.
06:48 Then, there is another one which is 30 meters.
06:50 They did not let me go.
06:52 At night, we could not even shoot there.
06:54 But, that's beautiful.
06:56 That is something I want to do.
06:58 During the shooting, they said,
07:00 "We don't want to take any risk. We won't let you go."
07:02 So, it's in your bucket list.
07:04 Yes, it's in my list. I am going to go back and do it.
07:06 In the song release,
07:08 we saw that you are looking for something
07:10 in the underwater.
07:12 What is this?
07:14 What is the story?
07:16 Why is it called an underwater film?
07:18 Is it an adventure? Is it a crime? Is it a thriller?
07:20 What is behind this?
07:22 If you can give a hint to my audience.
07:24 You will get to know all these things
07:26 when you watch the film.
07:28 It's a very unusual relationship drama.
07:30 There are many things in it.
07:32 I can tell you one thing.
07:34 Tara works as a commercial diver
07:36 in a dredging company.
07:38 She works to clean the sea.
07:40 She works to remove dead bodies
07:42 from shipwrecks.
07:44 It's a very unusual job.
07:46 When you do a job
07:48 where you see dead bodies daily,
07:50 how you deal with your relationships
07:52 or your love,
07:54 how you find love,
07:56 and how things work
07:58 in that is what our entire film is about.
08:00 You get to know about life more.
08:02 The importance of life more.
08:04 You did a workshop
08:06 or did training with someone.
08:08 I have read that
08:10 it was very dangerous to go in
08:12 in cold climates.
08:14 How did you bear it?
08:16 Was it enthusiasm or passion?
08:18 Was it excitement or thrill?
08:20 There was everything.
08:22 All of them were there.
08:24 Training was there.
08:26 Training was very hard.
08:28 I went to Malta 10 days ago
08:30 before the entire crew reached.
08:32 I started training with the professional divers
08:34 in the first swimming pool.
08:36 When they were confident
08:38 that I can go in the deep sea,
08:40 then they took me there.
08:42 Then they trained me.
08:44 All the sign languages
08:46 and terms.
08:48 All of that I learned.
08:50 Then I got into it.
08:52 At first, it's a little scary.
08:54 But once you get into it,
08:56 you start enjoying a lot.
08:58 When you get scared,
09:00 you take the first dive.
09:02 I am not scared of water.
09:04 I am a very good swimmer.
09:06 I know that I can't drown.
09:08 That way, I am never scared of
09:10 jumping in the water.
09:12 That's what excited me to play Tara.
09:14 Because I really love water.
09:16 I am a very good swimmer.
09:18 I was very excited to perform this.
09:20 I was not scared of jumping.
09:22 I was not scared of drowning.
09:24 It was only the weather.
09:26 I just kept praying.
09:28 If the weather was a little better,
09:30 I would have not come only out of water.
09:32 I would have done more retakes.
09:34 You are a water baby.
09:36 But there must be people who got scared on the set.
09:38 You must have dived with them.
09:40 Or with someone who is very scared.
09:42 How was the experience on the set?
09:44 I saw a photo of you.
09:46 I think it was a wrap-up day photo.
09:48 With Milan Soman.
09:50 How was the experience
09:52 of working with him?
09:54 It was very good.
09:56 Milan sir is like a role model for me.
09:58 I felt very good working with him.
10:00 He is very patient.
10:02 You get to learn a lot from him.
10:04 I didn't have many scenes.
10:06 But whatever I had, it was very good.
10:08 You have spent a lot of time with him on the set.
10:10 Yes.
10:12 Everyone asks him about fitness.
10:14 It was like,
10:16 Sir, what do you eat for breakfast?
10:18 He is this whole bowl of food.
10:20 You just keep admiring him.
10:22 He is there and you are like, wow!
10:24 For men, it's like, Sir, what do you eat?
10:26 He is just so fit.
10:28 It's just amazing.
10:30 Even as an actor,
10:32 I had some very nice intense scenes.
10:34 The way our chemistry
10:36 came out was just amazing.
10:38 I had a great time
10:40 performing with him.
10:42 The way he emoted, even with his eyes and all,
10:44 was just fabulous.
10:46 It's been like
10:48 one of my crush moments.
10:50 All the moments together.
10:52 It's like all
10:54 get ticked.
10:56 It was a lot of fun shooting with him.
10:58 I find your chemistry very
11:00 beautiful in the film.
11:02 It's amazing.
11:04 How would you describe her as an actress?
11:06 How would you describe him as an actor?
11:08 It's just her. How comfortable she makes you feel as an actor.
11:10 I would say
11:12 the best co-actor I would work with.
11:14 What do you have to say about him?
11:16 He is very dedicated.
11:18 He has always come
11:20 very prepared on the set.
11:22 He knows about the character.
11:24 I have worked with him on a music video as well.
11:26 We both have a connection with water.
11:28 Our first music video
11:30 was on a yacht.
11:32 In this film,
11:34 it's again with water.
11:36 It's fabulous
11:38 shooting with him.
11:40 We have always instantly connected.
11:42 It's always 2 and 4.
11:44 Actor and co-actor.
11:46 It's always action and reaction.
11:48 Between both of us,
11:50 it's always been on point and fantastic.
11:52 I think after this movie
11:54 becomes a super hit,
11:56 I will see you both diving.
11:58 Yes.
12:00 Showing your excitement.
12:02 What character are you playing?
12:04 How are you fitting into this role?
12:06 How did it come to you?
12:08 It was a very compelling script.
12:10 This genre
12:12 I wanted to explore.
12:14 Like a musician
12:16 who is a hippie
12:18 who wants to travel the world
12:20 playing gigs.
12:22 It felt very
12:24 compelling to
12:26 choose this script.
12:28 It came my way because I have worked with
12:30 Khushali before.
12:32 I was called by the producer
12:34 who wanted me to be a part of this film.
12:36 It was a get go
12:38 and the moment he called me,
12:40 I was like wow, let's do it.
12:42 It was fun talking to you.
12:44 What message would you like to give
12:46 to our viewers? The film is coming on 24th November.
12:48 Why should people come to the theatres
12:50 to watch this movie?
12:52 You have worked very hard.
12:54 We have worked very hard but you guys
12:56 will really enjoy. Locations are amazing.
12:58 It's beautifully shot.
13:00 It's engaging storyline.
13:02 There are many good looking
13:04 actors.
13:06 There's Soman, there's Tishar.
13:08 You guys will have a treat.
13:10 They are going to blow you with their performance.
13:12 Lot of colour and good music as well.
13:14 I think I forgot one thing.
13:16 The styling is looking good in this film.
13:18 I know for a fact that you have styled
13:20 your own designs.
13:22 You have done it yourself.
13:24 Tell us about it.
13:26 You are sitting on a yacht
13:28 so you can talk casually.
13:30 Coming from a fashion background
13:32 even as an actor,
13:34 you know what you want to wear.
13:36 We dress up ourselves.
13:42 For a character,
13:44 when you know designing,
13:46 you can start thinking how she will look
13:48 and what she will wear.
13:50 It becomes a bit easier to get into
13:52 the zone of the character.
13:54 Slowly and gradually, when I started
13:56 getting to know Tara more,
13:58 there used to be vague visuals
14:00 that used to come to my mind.
14:02 Like how she is going to look,
14:04 what she is going to wear,
14:06 how her hair is going to be.
14:08 It was a process slowly and gradually
14:10 that things cleared up.
14:12 By the time I reached Malta,
14:14 Abigail was training me.
14:16 She is also a diver.
14:18 Studying her body language,
14:20 how she is.
14:22 Lot of things played eventually
14:24 for me to get Tara's costumes alive.
14:26 All the stars were aligned for Tara.
14:30 You gave her your tips.
14:32 She is stylish.
14:34 You are certified.
14:46 You are from a proper education background.
14:48 People trust you.
14:50 They trust me.
14:52 They ask if I am cool or nice.
14:54 That way we have always had a nice
14:56 and cool vibe on it.
14:58 Ihaan, how would you sum up
15:00 this whole conversation and interview
15:02 and the message to the fans
15:04 to come to the theatres?
15:06 It's a very beautiful film.
15:08 It's shot in very beautiful locations.
15:10 It has really good songs.
15:12 I am saying chart-buster kind of songs.
15:18 I am not sure about it.
15:20 It's a story where events unfold
15:22 one after the other.
15:24 It's going to make you really curious.
15:26 What is happening?
15:28 What's next?
15:30 Please for that sake, give us love.
15:32 It's coming in cinemas on 24th November.
15:34 I am going to go to the cinema
15:36 from this yacht to watch Starfish.
15:38 Please support Starfish
15:40 and watch this film.
15:42 Thank you so much.
15:44 Hi, I'm Kushali Kumar. Hi, I'm Ihaan Bhatt and you're watching Bollywood Now.