Abhishek Kapoor on Sushant Singh Rajput: Exploring a film and bringing it to life with him is a great experience
| Feb 11, 2018, 14:02 IST
Abhishek Kapoor is all set to come up with his next directorial venture 'Kedarnath'. The film is special to him in more ways than one. Not only is this his second collaboration with Sushant Singh Rajput, the film is also the launch pad of Saif Ali Khan's gorgeous daughter Sara Ali Khan. Talking about Sushant, the filmmaker said, “The kind of films I write and the characters I represent on screen are complex. Sushant has never challenged me creatively. We have a lot of discussions. Whenever he has a question, he never fails to address it to me. He is a thinking actor who does a lot of preparation for his role. He is so involved with the character that he won’t stop digging into the meaning of things. He seeks clarity from me till he is satisfied with my answers. Exploring a film and bringing it to life with him is a great experience.”
Talking about 'Kedarnath' he said, "In my house, spirituality has been a guiding principle. I am a big believer of Shivji and the cosmic forces that oversee us. There are two kinds of people in the spiritual world — believers and seekers. A believer has trust in the universe and a seeker is someone who is trying to gain that trust. I’ve been both, and I have had some great experiences spiritually. I’m originally a seeker, but at times, I’ve found myself fully immersed in God.” The film is a love story based against the backdrop of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. “The incident didn’t leave my mind, due to the stories that came out of it — devastating and remarkable in equal measure. I had to go ahead and develop a film set against that backdrop. I believe it is one of the most important stories that I can tell for modern India,” he added.
Talking about 'Kedarnath' he said, "In my house, spirituality has been a guiding principle. I am a big believer of Shivji and the cosmic forces that oversee us. There are two kinds of people in the spiritual world — believers and seekers. A believer has trust in the universe and a seeker is someone who is trying to gain that trust. I’ve been both, and I have had some great experiences spiritually. I’m originally a seeker, but at times, I’ve found myself fully immersed in God.” The film is a love story based against the backdrop of the 2013 Uttarakhand floods. “The incident didn’t leave my mind, due to the stories that came out of it — devastating and remarkable in equal measure. I had to go ahead and develop a film set against that backdrop. I believe it is one of the most important stories that I can tell for modern India,” he added.