Khushalii Kumar on her character in 'Starfish': 'No similarities with Katrina Kaif from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'

By now we know that Khushalii is playing a skilled commercial diver named Tara in the film Starfish, and she manages to exude a certain charm, and seeing her grapple with some demons of the past has also left fans impressed. Earlier, Khushalii has maintained that this was one of her most challenging roles, in fact, the film’s climax left her with some serious trauma.

Talking about it, Khushalii said, “It’s an unusual relationship drama and it has some interesting and thrilling underwater sequences shot by technicians from Hollywood. Our DOP is a Cannes-award winning technician and he made me feel that the camera is alive. It’s beautifully shot that the audiences will really enjoy watching.”

She also spoke about playing a deep-sea diver and said, “This is a profession usually associated with men, women are not much associated, but there are small unusual things in this film and I really enjoyed playing this character.” She added, “There are no similarities between my character and Katrina Kaif from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. It’s very different from that. My character is someone who cleans the ocean after ship wreck. Her job is to bring out the dead bodies and debris.”

Directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal, the thrilling drama is set in an underwater world. Starfish is based on Bina Nayak’s best-selling book called Starfish Pickle. The story revolves around Tara, a skilled commercial diver who is a mystery to everyone around her. She is a strong girl who defies social conventions and comes to terms with her past. Tara’s life takes an unpredictable turn when she visits Spiritual Guru at one of his trance parties. What remains to see is how this fateful encounter changes her life?

Starfish is an adventurous story revolving around past secrets and unconventional life choices. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar’s T-Series and Almighty Motion Picture. Starfish releases on 24th November, 2023.