A press conference for the upcoming Hindi movie “Haider” was
held at Grand Hyatt Dubai on Tuesday, September 23rd. The event was presented by RJ' Mohit and RJ Vikrant from Radio Mirchi, and kicked off at around 3 pm.
Sitting at the head of the conference table was Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, the main casts from the movie. Shahid plays the
role of Haider, the main protagonist of the movie, while Shraddha portrays
Arshia, a journalist and Haider’s love interest. The film is directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and co-written by Vishal and Basharat Peer. It is a modern-day
adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in Kashmir.
When asked about the movie, Shahid said that it was entertaining
to make, in a different way. “Every actor fell deeply into the part they
played. It was like as if we lost ourselves into it completely,”
Playing Haider was the most unique role he had ever gotten,
stating that he enjoys taking risks in acting and portraying distinctive
characters and trying his hardest to bring them out and make them stand out as
much as possible.
“The script for Haider is very different from Hamlet; in a
sense that the main protagonist is not as passive as in the original play.”
Shahid was not the only one who found his character complex.
Even Shraddha piped in, saying that it was very different to play as Arshia,
especially working under a new crew for the first time.
“Arshia is a character
fused by Ophelia and Horatio. It’s two different characters put together as
one, and that’s what made this interesting.”
Shahid claims that Vishal is a genius when it comes to
character designing and moulding the script around them. “Vishal is very
attentive with the needs to bring out the character,” he said, “especially when
it came to women leads.”
When asked if it was intense during the shoot, Shahid
chuckled and said that it felt like he got thrown into the deep sea without
knowing how to swim, while Shraddha chimed in and said she was his life jacket.
The film, Haider is scheduled for release on 2 October, 2014.
By Kirthana
Kulasekaran
The writer is a postgraduate Media & Communication student specializing in Journalism.
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