Filmmaker Karan Johar on Thursday mentioned that his upcoming dwelling manufacturing Gehrayan could seem as an infidelity drama, however it’s really a deep dive into the lives of advanced characters.
Billed as a play about “complicated modern relationships”, Gehraiyaan stars Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa.
The movie is directed by Shakun Batra, finest recognized for guiding the critically acclaimed 2016 household drama Kapoor & Sons, which was additionally produced by Johar by way of his banner Dharma Productions.
The first trailer of the movie, which launched on Thursday, takes a take a look at the advanced and chaotic lives of 4 characters performed by Padukone, Chaturvedi, Pandey and Karva.
Johar mentioned that the trailer solely scratches the floor of the principle story and the movie has rather a lot to supply.
“We are expressing our syntax, introducing you to complex, twisted and complex characters. The trailer scratches the surface but there is more to it than meets the eye. You may think that this is a film about relationships based on infidelity but it is not. It is talking about the consequences of a lot more, options and a lot more,” mentioned Johar throughout the digital trailer launch occasion.
The filmmaker mentioned that Gehrayan is exclusive in its form.
“It’s a movie you haven’t seen. It’s a movie about the power of love, lust and longing for millennials and how they react to love, lust and longing and it’s about the choices they make.” Sometimes love prevails over lust, generally love curses for its innocence,” mentioned Johar.
Batra mentioned his movie is kind of completely different from earlier movies like Shah Rukh Khan-Rani Mukerji’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Yash Chopra’s 1976’s Kabhi Kabhie, which additionally mentioned the subject of infidelity.
“In these motion pictures which was at all times the case, we used to speak about discovering a soul mate after which name it infidelity. I do not suppose love tales or relationships are like that. It isn’t infidelity below the guise of discovering the one or discovering real love.
“We try to grasp and discover relationships which might be outdoors conventional boundaries. How relationships open up in in the present day’s occasions, it is individuals love in another way, it is not at all times discovering the one however what you are feeling within the second,” Batra mentioned.
The 39-year-old director, who turned producer from the movie, expressed his gratitude for supporting Johar’s imaginative and prescient.
“He’s a great mentor. We’ve talked about stories that break out of traditional romance when we first started talking about movies. Love has been simplified a lot in Hindi films over the years. And we talked about how it’s time to look at more complex relationships that turn gray. And the same effort is with ‘depths,'” Batra mentioned.
The director wholeheartedly credit the forged for supporting the movie and watching it.
“We were pretty sure that we wanted to look at a relationship without the lens of judgment and Deepika saw it as such. She was the first person to come on board. Then came Ananya, Sid and Dharia. Then the COVID-19 shoots. We had a roller coaster ride. We had multiple schedules. This is my COVID baby,” he mentioned.
Padukone mentioned that she at all times wished to work with Batra for a movie.
“I bear in mind Shakun texting me and saying that I’ve this movie. I used to be capturing for ’83’ in London and he got here down. Shakun was positively on my listing. My husband retains saying that Shakun and I’ll make a tremendous movie.
“My relationship dates back to 2015 when we were attending an award function and we were introduced through co-workers and we made it an instant hit, whether we make a film or not. I knew it would happen and it’s not something I had to chase, these things happen when they’re supposed to happen. I remember saying I made friends for a lifetime,” she mentioned.
Gehraiyaan is a courageous moviePadukone added.
Deepika Padukone in Gehraiyaan. (Photo: Prime Video)
“We share a relationship of honesty and belief and we’ve promised one another that that is going to be like this. Also the explanation why we have been in a position to make such a courageous movie is as a result of he had religion in me and I had religion in him. I do not suppose I’ve ever doubted his sensitivity.”
Pandey additionally expressed enthusiasm to direct by Batra, who’s one among his dream administrators.
“When Shakun and Ayesha narrated the story to me, I went to the washroom and didn’t come in 20 minutes and they looked scared. But I was surprised that this project came to me. Shakun was on my bucket list and I was so happy and surprised that he wanted to work with me. This has been my biggest blessing,” Pandey mentioned.
Something related occurred with Gully Boy star Siddhant Chaturvedi.
He recalled assembly Batra over the narration of the script and mentioned that he was blown away by the story.
“There were no second thoughts. The only thing was I didn’t know how I was going to do it because we hadn’t seen anything like it. There was no reference point for the character. That’s when I knew we had to do it.” It is,” mentioned Chaturvedi.
Karva, who has featured in blockbuster movies like Uri: The Surgical Strike and 83, mentioned that he couldn’t have gotten a greater likelihood to play a lead position in a movie.
“It’s gratifying. It’s more than a film. I couldn’t have asked for more. Leading for the first time and you have a lot of responsibility. But when people like you all, Shakun, Deepika, making you comfortable.” Takes away all of the strain. I beloved each second of it. I hope I’ve completed justice,” mentioned the actor.
The movie ‘Gheraiyaan’ additionally starring Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor in pivotal roles is about to launch on the streaming service Prime Video on February 11.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
