MAR 19 I I 73: talking about social
media, we’re all well versed
with trolling. what’s the
worst troll you’ve faced and
how do you deal with it?
I swear I haven’t read even
a single one of these trolls. I
don’t indulge in it because I
feel everybody will have an
opinion in any case. The point
of social media is that it gives
you a large scale platform to be
heard, be known and be seen.
So, everybody is entitled to
have an opinion and everybody
is entitled to put it out there.
I mean, really, we have a
population in billions and I don’t
think I could comprehend what
people are going to write or
change their thought process. I
think a nerve in my brain would
just explode if I sit and read all
the negative comments because
it’ll stay in my head and upset
me for no good reason. So, I
put what I have to put out there
and leave it.
: Since you are a
‘millennial Star’, how well
versed are you with the
millennial lingo such as
ootd, Fomo, jomo, etc.
I think I am most aware of the
term FOMO because I suffer
from it. I feel that more strongly
now because I have so many
more opportunities to explore
and so many places I want to
be at. To be at parties, awards,
shoots that I want to do. Oh
God! When I am not there I feel
like I’m missing out on so much.
So yeah, trust me the FEAR OF
MISSING OUT is very high
on my list. And, Oh my God!
What is JOMO (laughs). Joy of
missing out? Yaay! I got it right.
No, it’s FEAR absolute FEAR.
: do you remember the
first piece of gadget you
ever bought and what
has been your most
treasured tech?
I bought an iPod, a really small
one that just had music in it.
That was the first thing I bought
even before I bought a phone
because music is honestly my
soul and I think I won’t exist if
I don’t have music in my life. I
used to travel by train to college
every day and in that one hour
of the Mumbai crowded-train
madness, I really needed the
iPod and my music. It had a
touchpad where you could go
round and backward and that
was the most tech savvy thing
I learnt. That is also my most
treasured tech.
: has life changed, after
the enormous success of
Sonu ke titu ki Sweety?
Oh yes of course, life has
changed immensely actually.
I’m busier, I’m doing more work,
people love me more, I have
a certain market that I have
created. To create a space in
an already competitive and
crowded industry, is honestly
something I didn’t really think
could have come by me. I mean
I knew that I wanted to do great
work and keep going steady at
it. But I didn’t think that I would
create a certain massy market
myself which will distinctively
be mine. I am very thankful to
everybody who has helped me
come this far.: people binge watch
a lot of web series these
days, are you willing to be
a part of a web series in the
near future?
Hundred and twenty percent! I
would love to do a web series. I
think there is a lot of investment
that goes into making a
Bollywood film. To ask someone
to put in that much money
in a movie and to be able to
recover it, that’s a huge pressure
altogether. So, in a time and
space like today, some stories
might as well see the light of
day in terms of web series too.
What I mean is that the portal
of viewership has increased
so much more in dimension
that the only thing that brings
me happiness are stories and
content and creative people
who get a say. It’s a great area
to venture into.: Sonu ke titu ki
Sweety was your fourth
collaboration with Luv
ranjan and kartik aaryan.
how is the camaraderie
between all of you?
It’s always been great. I think
when you see highs and lows
together and when you have
gone through a journey knowing
that we don’t have anyone to
really support but ourselves and
pull up through our bad days,
you kind of become a thicker
and tighter group. I think none
of us will ever be able to live
those memories and those days
again with anybody else. I will
definitely cherish them for the
rest of my life.: Your father, tanvir
bharucha is a theatre
artist, and even you havedone theatre before
entering bollywood. what
according to you is more
difficult?
My father loved doing theatre.
For me, theatre is definitely
more difficult. To be a character
for 3 hours straight in front of a
live audience where you can see
their reaction and you can hear
laughter or silence, I’ll have to
admit, it’s scary. There is no
concept of a retake. What if I
forget a line? I’ll be dead. It’s
terrible. I’ll probably freeze and
not be able to do anything.: where do you
see yourself in the next
10 years?
No idea! I don’t set these
parameters for myself. I feel like
if 10 years ago, had I predicted
that in 10 years I want to see
myself in a successful film but
what if that didn’t happen
and what if something else
worked? Or I could have gone
someplace else? I can just wish
and hope that I’m at a place
where I’m content with whatever
I have achieved and wherever
I have reached because there
is no end to it. I think this is the
simplest truth of life. I’m living in
the moment and more than that
wherever I reach at whatever
point of time in life, I don’t want
to sit and think about things I
haven’t achieved. Of course I’ll
have regrets, they are a part
of your life and of course, I’ll
second guess my decisions. But,
I feel, I just want to be content
and happy with whatever God
has given me.: what are your
upcoming movies?
enlighten us on your
future endeavours.
My future endeavours are to
challenge myself, keep trying to
do new things and do it with the
same honesty as I have done
in all my films so far. I feel like
if I change as a person, the
actor that you see on screen will
change and I won’t like myself.
So I’m just going to hope that
I’m able to stay true to myself.
Future projects that are lined
up are Turram Khan which is
releasing around the end of this
year. It’s a Hansal Mehta film
which I’m doing with Rajkummar
Rao. Right before that, I have
Dream Girl with Ayushmann
Khurrana. I’m going to wait, do
these two films and see what I’m
doing next.one recent roLe
which You wiSh You
couLd have done:
Black swan by natalie portman
or amy Dunne’s role in Gone
Girl. i think they were fantastic.a GadGet You can’t
Live without:
my i phoneiF not boLLYwood
then:
i would be producing
something.the moSt random
rumour You’ve heard
about YourSeLF:
There are no rumors about me
but if you hear one please check
with me.Favourite SociaL
media pLatForm and
whY:
instagram; only because it’s
very instant.how do You keep
YourSeLF reaL over
SociaL media:
By being me and not thinking
about what people have to say.Your Lei Sure hour
GoeS moStLY doinG:
watching a nice film or show on
netflix. i’m a movie person.one thinG that You
juSt can’t Stand:
i don’t like being rushed.deaL breaker in a
reLationShip:
Disrespectone SonG on Loop:
ae Dil hai mushkilamonG Your
contemporarieS, You
admire:
i’m very new, they are far
more accomplished than i am
but i would say alia Bhatt and
Deepika padukone.anY reGretS:
a lot! (laughs) you will have to
write a whole article on this.QuickieS
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