EXCLUSIVE! Sapthami Gowda on Kantara: It was physically draining because we had more than 60 per cent night shoot

EXCLUSIVE! Sapthami Gowda on Kantara: It was physically draining because we had more than 60 per cent night shoot

Oct 18, 2022 - 16:30
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EXCLUSIVE! Sapthami Gowda on Kantara: It was physically draining because we had more than 60 per cent night shoot

Actor-director Rishab Shetty’s Kantara has turned out to be a phenomenon at the global box office. The concept of Bhoota Kola and Daiva garnered universal appeal and turned made this film a pan-India blockbuster. Apart from Rishab’s class act and direction, fans also showered praises and love on Sapthami Gowda for her subtle and natural performance as Leela. In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, the gorgeous lady opens up on Kantara‘s success, her favourite compliment from fans and more.

Excerpts from the interview:

How you were approached for this role?

Actually, Rishab (Shetty) sir was hunting for a face, which will perfectly suit for the film. And he found my picture on Instagram and that’s how sir called me for the audition and the look test and then the look was completely fine. But the original movie in Kannada is Mangalore Kannada but I am from Bangalore, so there was a mismatch of languages there. So the accent and everything. So we started a workshop on the characterization and the language. So that took about two months or so and then during this process, the most exciting and the selling point of everything was when I went to meet sir on the first day, he showed me clips of what you’ve seen like Kola and Daiva on YouTube. So, once I watch that I said to myself I have to do everything from my end to be part of this movie because it was a big learning curve for me. I’ve been born and brought up in Bangalore, I stayed in Karnataka for 25-26 years and I had no clue about this kind of culture. So, it was a big learning process for me.

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