Khushali’s question to herself: Why did I choose the film ‘Starfish’?

For Indian actress Khushali Kumar, Starfish was a passion project for which she put everything on the line physically, mentally and emotionally.

The preparation and shooting was so intense that it exhausted them. Speaking to Sayeda Abba Fatima of Hindustan Times, the actress told how at one point she started questioning her decision to act in the film.

The actress said, ‘It was so cold that everyone was wearing jackets while I was ready to jump into the water in a dress. It was very difficult and challenging. There was a point during the shooting of the underwater scenes, when I came out of the water and said ‘What kind of script did I choose’ (laughs). I was relieved when the shooting was over.’

The actress recently opened up about the trauma she faced after shooting the climactic scene where her character takes a heavy dose of drugs. In fact, not only the shooting, but also the preparation of the scene was difficult.

He said that there is a one-minute cut in the film in which he actually performed for four minutes straight because the scene gripped him so much. It took him a lot of time to prepare for this scene and even after shooting he took a certain amount of time to get out of the zone.

But he soon added that working on the project also gave him the most joy. He said, ‘The next moment I was happy because after every shoot everyone on the set was clapping and that was another thing of encouragement. In fact, I miss those shooting days now, no matter how tough they were.’

Khushali also talked about how she got so engrossed in the role of Tara (her name in the film) that it became difficult to get out. ‘I became (Tara) and it was kind of scary. But I believe many actors face this problem.

‘When you play a certain role, you get stuck in that zone. But it’s about how strong you are to train your mind, detach yourself and come out of it. It takes time and that’s okay. This is an actor’s journey.’

He is thankful that the team finally shot the most intense scenes of the film. ‘Cause after that I used to get really scared and wake up in the middle of the night. I would start crying and panic without knowing what was happening to me. It was so much in that zone that it affected me to the core.’

Khushali Kumar is an Indian actress and fashion designer. She is the daughter of T Series Group founder Gulshan Kumar. Khushali made her professional debut with the Bollywood video Menu Ishq Da in 2015 and has since performed songs like Highway Star, Raat Kamal Hai, Mere Papa and Ek Yad Paraani.

Khushali Kumar started her film journey with R. Madhavan’s Dahi Cheney in which she played the role of a lawyer.

Khushali took a break after shooting to come out of her role. ‘I traveled to different cities, read different things, tried to engage in different activities to distract my thoughts. I could not leave myself in this state for too long. It was a process that I went through and now I have come out of it.’

Although she has raised the standard of acting not only for others but also for herself with this role, will she avoid playing such a challenging role in the future? He said that every role is challenging in its own way. It’s not easy to be someone else and be true to it and make it seem real.

‘Now I have a new film in which I am playing the role of a news anchor and I am very excited to do it. During this time, I tried to create some sparkle in this character that would make it distinguished and different from others.’

There are many other projects in which she is excited to showcase her versatile skills as an actress. He said, ‘Ghadchadi, starring Sanjay Dutt and Raveena Tandon. Another is one and a half bigha land belonging to Prateek Gandhi. Apart from this, there are some films which will be released in February-March next year.’

Directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal, the story of this thriller is based on the underwater world. ‘Starfish’ is based on Bena Naik’s best-selling book ‘Starfish Pickle’.

The film also stars Ihaan Bhatt, Milind Soman and Tushar Khanna. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar’s T-Series and Great Motion Pictures. Starfish will release on November 24, 2023.

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Khushali Kumar was born on 19 December 1988 in a Punjabi Hindu family. His father is famous businessman Gulshan Kumar and mother is Sudesh Kumari. He has two siblings Tulsi Kumar and Bhushan Kumar.