MUMBAI : Do you remember the child actor from Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) who used a poker face to deliver some of the best lines? At the age of 24, Khushi Dubey has come a long way from then. She still feels comfortable in front of the camera, though.
The actor is currently enjoying the success of Jubilee Talkies, a sweeping love story set against the backdrop of the film industry, after fronting Aashiqana.
In an interview with the popular news portal, Dubey talks about beginning again in the industry despite having previously been a child actor and how Jubilee Talkies stands out in the TV world where overacting sells.
She discussed her transition from being a child actor to returning to the industry as an adult., “The most important thing is that you have to be a good actor. It is possible to gain the same stardom that one got in his childhood as an adult. Things might get tougher, but ultimately it depends on your acting [prowess]. In 2016, I quit everything to focus on studies for four years. Then I had to start from square one with Aashiqana.”
She went so far as to point out navigating Bollywood to get a role., “it is a little [tough], although now people directly approach me for a role. However, I still have to audition for the bigger projects. I’m not the kind of person who socializes to get roles. In fact, I am bad at making contacts. I have seen people getting projects because they are friends with [those who are influential], but I never felt like making friends for a project.”
She mentioned, “I don’t stress about it. The show could [be pulled off air] for any reason, and I can only focus on acting. If I start thinking about [the longevity] of the show, [my performance] may go for a toss. No one person can be blamed for a show not working. While I want it to run for a long time, I have never insisted that it run for a year. Even if it’s a six-month show, it’s fine by me. The beauty of finite shows is that they have a fixed and crisp storyline. Stories are not dragged for TRPs.”
She said, “I try to gauge if I am happy with what I am doing. Am I happy doing a saas-bahu drama? Is it giving me creative satisfaction? I ask myself these questions. I liked Jubilee Talkies because it was unconventional compared to other TV shows. I know the storyline until the end, and it is not dragging or monotonous. Even when Saurabh Tewari [producer] was narrating the story to me, at a lot of high points, I was quite surprised. If you cannot predict the story, that means it is intriguing. Seeing an ordinary woman enter a superstar’s life [may seem] simple, but the execution is larger-than-life.”
She highlighted the difference between Jubilee Talkies and Madhubala., “I have seen bits of Madhubala and Jubilee Talkies, their storylines have nothing in common, except that the protagonist is playing a star. Deepak Chauhan sir’s direction and treatment are different. We want to show the workings of the glamour and film industry.”
She discussed the disparities between the worlds of film and television, “It is 180 degrees different, from work culture to acting. Movies are about being subtle, especially Zoya ma’am [Akhtar, director]. She has a [clear] vision and thought process. She’d tell me that my character is deadpan, so whatever she says, it has to come off right. You get a lot of time in movies to build your character. The work culture in TV is hectic and there is too much on the plate.”
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