Sonam Kapoor opens up about her edited-out portions in 'PadMan' to keep the film shorter
| Updated: Feb 23, 2018, 16:38 IST
Sonam Kapoor received much praise for her understated role played in Akshay Kumar's 'PadMan'. The film that addressed a rather 'taboo' topic created quite a stir in societies too and tried to break the taboo around menstruation. Talking to a leading portal recently, Sonam revealed that there was actually more to the film than was shown so as to keep it short.
The actress said, "There was more to that relationship than what was shown. It was edited out to make the film shorter. At the end of the day, if we were able to say what we wanted to say, I think it's okay." She added, "They couldn't remove the last few bits so they did what they could to keep it short." On getting positive reactions from her friend's in the industry as regards to the role she played in the film, she said, "Once your film releases, colleagues from within the film industry message you and share their feedback. What touched me the most, in this case, was that my contemporaries texted me. That's not something that happens generally. But my final validation comes from my director. And Balki was very happy with it. So I am happy."
In a recent interview, she also revealed that the length of her role in a film doesn't matter and that there's more than just that. She said, "I don't think anybody should even look at it that way. It's very easy for me to play Aisha or Milli in 'Khoobsurat'. But to play Bittu in 'Delhi-6' or Pari in 'PadMan', is what I find challenging. If you are a good actor, you'll make an impact no matter what the length of the role is. You cannot be insecure about such things and constantly kill yourself over screen time. That'll make you suffer. You got to be confident about the value you bring to the film as well as be conscious of what the film is contributing to the society at large."
The actress said, "There was more to that relationship than what was shown. It was edited out to make the film shorter. At the end of the day, if we were able to say what we wanted to say, I think it's okay." She added, "They couldn't remove the last few bits so they did what they could to keep it short." On getting positive reactions from her friend's in the industry as regards to the role she played in the film, she said, "Once your film releases, colleagues from within the film industry message you and share their feedback. What touched me the most, in this case, was that my contemporaries texted me. That's not something that happens generally. But my final validation comes from my director. And Balki was very happy with it. So I am happy."
In a recent interview, she also revealed that the length of her role in a film doesn't matter and that there's more than just that. She said, "I don't think anybody should even look at it that way. It's very easy for me to play Aisha or Milli in 'Khoobsurat'. But to play Bittu in 'Delhi-6' or Pari in 'PadMan', is what I find challenging. If you are a good actor, you'll make an impact no matter what the length of the role is. You cannot be insecure about such things and constantly kill yourself over screen time. That'll make you suffer. You got to be confident about the value you bring to the film as well as be conscious of what the film is contributing to the society at large."