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EXCLUSIVE: Nikita Dutta on her experience of working with Shahid Kapoor in Kabir Singh & portraying Jia Sharma
Nikita Dutta will be playing the role of Jia Sharma in the film Kabir Singh. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Nikita spoke about the film and her experience of working with Shahid.
Actress Nikita Dutta will be playing the second lead in Sandeep Vanga's Kabir Singh which stars Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. The film is a remake of Arjun Reddy which starred Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey and Jia Sharma. Nikita will be playing the role of character Jia Sharma in the film. This is Nikita's second Bollywood film after she made her debut in Gold (2018) which starred Akshay Kumar and Mouni Roy.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, the actress was asked what was her reaction when the film came to her. Nikita answered, "This film was offered to me very straightly because I got a call from the director's office. When I went to meet him, he told me he spotted me in Lust Stories. I did a cameo in that film, so the last thing I expected was to get noticed or anything out of that. They were very clear about how the character will is going to be. "
Why did she say yes to the film? The actress revealed, "One of the major reasons was that a good thing was offered to me after a long break. Secondly, when I saw Arjun Reddy, it looked like a good film to be a part of. That's something I always look out for. Whether it's TV shows or the films that I've done, it's always a priority for me that the entire script should be good."
In the film, Nikita Dutta is playing the second female lead and she is starred alongside Shahid Kapoor. She told us about the experience of working with Shahid and how the actor made her feel comfortable. Nikita stated, "Shahid is quite great. It was fun working with him and he is full of life. He makes sure everyone around interacts with him. He is a damn fun person to hang out. On my first day on the sets, I was like happy, nervous and had anxiety. He told me that come and chill on sets and you will get comfortable. He is a damn chilled out person to work with."
As Kabir Singh is a remake of Arjun Reddy, is she worried about comparison? Nikita told us, "The thing is comparison and pressure have no boundaries. There will be comparison with your co-star, with the films that are releasing with your film. And I watched Arjun Reddy as that was the only way they gave me a script. When I asked what's the entire movie is about, they told me to watch Arjun Reddy as that's exactly how it is going to be. You should just treat it like a remake. And what I did was I didn't really watch it too many times because I didn't want to have any influence of the previous character. I wanted to do it on my own way. I watched the character of Jia Sharma exactly twice and then I took it the way the director asked me to."
From television to films, the journey has been quite interesting for Nikita Dutta. When she was asked if she happy with the different roles she is getting, she answered, "To experiment different kinds of roles always works well. With Gold, it was a very simple girl and in Kabir Singh, it's more of a glam role. That's my aim, I want to experiment as much as I can. These two are very small areas of experimentation. I wish to do different characters in the future."
