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Sushant Singh Rajput is a thinking actor: ‘Kedarnath’ director Abhishek Kapoor

Director Abhishek Kapoor, who is working with Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan for his film Kedarnath, was in…

Sushant Singh Rajput is a thinking actor: ‘Kedarnath’ director Abhishek Kapoor

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Director Abhishek Kapoor, who is working with Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan for his film Kedarnath, was in all praise for the actor and termed him to be a thinking-actor.

Praising Sushant, with whom he has already worked in Koi Po Che, he said, “Sushant is a thinking actor, and he has questions and we talk. The kind of films I write and the characters I want represented are complex and have layers that need to be explored. The truth is that he has never challenged me creatively, but whenever he has a question he never fails to address it with me and we have a lot of discussions.”

“He does a lot of preparation for his role and is so deeply involved with the character that he won’t stop digging into the meaning of things, and he seeks clarity from me till he is satisfied with my answers. Exploring a film and bringing it to life with Sushant is a great experience,” added the director.

He said in an interview to NDTV, he said, “There are two kinds of people in the spiritual world – those who are believers and those who are seekers. A believer has trust in the universe and a seeker is one who isn’t but is trying to gain that trust.”

He also added that he was a big believer in Shivji.

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 He also shared that film Kedarnath’s story is unique to India. “Kedarnath touches on the philosophy of Hinduism, and about the ideologies of our Hindu culture, and how we are capable of embracing other faiths without having our own shaken or disturbed in any way because we are that strong and we are the foundation of India,” he added.

Abhishek, who is launching Sara Ali Khan, daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, in Kedarnath, said, “Newcomers have an infectious energy and unpredictability and give the audience a surprise.”

“Having said that, it’s not that I mind working with established actors provided they are as excited about portraying the characters that I would like to see bought to life. I am bringing to life. I can only chase my characters, not my actors. Sometimes it is not possible to do both,” added the director.

Kedarnath is all set to release on December 21, 2018and will clash with Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film Zero at the box office.

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