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Meghna Gulzar Details Kareena Kapoor’s Dark-Humored Daayra Character
Meghna Gulzar spoke about Kareena Kapoor’s character in Daayra.
Kareena plays a police officer named DCP Ajooni Kohli.
Gulzar said Kareena gave the character a dark and unusual sense of humour.
She also used sass and sarcasm while acting.
Gulzar said Kareena expressed the character strongly through her eyes.
Meghna had a clear idea of how Ajooni should appear.
She wanted audiences to connect with Ajooni from the beginning.
The character’s journey involves her unraveling something in the story.
Meghna Gulzar said Kareena Kapoor portrayed DCP Ajooni Kohli in Daayra with twisted dark humour.
The character was also performed with sass and sarcasm, according to Gulzar.
Gulzar said Kareena communicated much of the character through her eyes.
Meghna Gulzar had a clear vision for how Ajooni Kohli should be portrayed.
The filmmaker wanted audiences to connect with Ajooni as she unraveled the story.
- Who
- Meghna Gulzar discussed Kareena Kapoor’s portrayal of DCP Ajooni Kohli.
- What
- Kareena Kapoor plays DCP Ajooni Kohli in Daayra with dark humour, sass, sarcasm and expressive eyes.
- Where
- When
- Why
- Meghna Gulzar wanted the character to strike a chord with audiences and have them follow her from the beginning as she unravels the story.
Key facts
- Film
- Daayra
- Character
- DCP Ajooni Kohli
- Actor
- Kareena Kapoor
- Director discussed
- Meghna Gulzar
- Performance style
- Twisted dark humour, sass and sarcasm
- Key acting detail
- The character was portrayed through Kareena Kapoor’s eyes
- Creative aim
- To strike a chord with audiences and keep them connected to Ajooni’s journey
Quotes
Meghna Gulzar
Filmmaker and director of Daayra
“It's like... I want to do something which strikes a chord with audiences, which somehow when she is kind of unravelling this, you're with her right from the word go.”
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“The way Kareena has played Ajooni.. she's done it with like a twisted dark humour, she's done it with sass, she's done it with sarcasm, she's done it with her eyes.”
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