Actor Neena Gupta was
excited that finally the lighting classes at the National School of Drama
helped her look all radiant with no makeup and just a kajal and lipstick. The
actor who is part of the virtual edition of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF)
this year on Insider.in with her film The Last Colour, along with her director,
celeb chef Vikas Khanna, expressed her happiness to be part of the festival
that is on with all its resplendence despite the pandemic. Neena Gupta was as
excited about the festival as she was for her film.
"I love the feel
of getting back to normalcy,” she expressed her wish to be at the festival
physically next year.
Expressing her connection with art, Neena Gupta spoke of her favourite piece of art, Lalita Lajmi's painting, that is, the piece of art in her house that she purchased as it touched her heart, Neena expressed how she loves it. Vikas Khanna spoke of how he has a museum of old vessels in Manipal with over 10000 vessels.
The duo spoke of how
they met at a flight, and Vikas Khanna talked about how his grandfather spoke
of Neena Gupta as he watched Mirza Ghalib because of her and felt that she had
an amazing ‘noor’ (aura).
Noor, incidentally is
the character of Neena Gupta's name. Vikas Khanna confides that she had an
amazing light on her face though she wore no makeup in the film."
Vikas Khanna confided
that he took Anupam Kher's advice on how to approach her. Anupam Kher told him
“Go approach. She is an emotional actor. She will tell you what she thinks
without mincing words.” An early morning narration to Neena Gupta who after a
night shoot gave him time, and then gave the nod.
"If I love a
script and love my role, I say yes immediately. Some films are very close to
me. It has made me sad. As some stop midway, others don't get the release they
deserve. Like Woh Chokri, where I won a National Award for Best Supporting
Actress but it did not get its due. But I never look down upon any one as we
carve our own destiny with our work!"
Vikas expressed how he
decided to take the risk and take up a story of a little untouchable child who
asks a widow on Varanasi ghat to play Holi with her!
"Nothing teaches
you the way you work on the sets. And Neena ji's experience as director helped
me."
Vikas Khanna who has
made over nine documentaries on food and religion before, expressed that his
discipline as a chef helped him let Neena Gupta to rest and look radiant
despite using no makeup on the sets.
Neena Gupta spoke of
the time she made baigan bharta and Irish Coffee at Prithvi Theatre to make
ends meet. And hence the cooking connection between the duo.
An interesting
experience indeed.
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