Indian actress Vaani Kapoor talks skydiving in Dubai, Shah Rukh Khan and more

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Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor, who recently celebrated her 35th birthday in Dubai, has almost mustered up the courage to go skydiving in this city. However, her fear of Shah Rukh Khan — her dream co-star — continues to cripple her.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/candid-confessions-vaani-kapoor-talks-skydiving-in-dubai-shah-rukh-khan-and-more-1.97817394  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV  #UAEnews #Indian #VaaniKapoor

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00:00My work has consumed me, and I love my work, so I will have no complaints working.

00:05In fact, when I'm sitting at home, I'm like, now what do I do?

00:07You know when your film ends or whatever that you're working, you wrap up and you're next day free, and I don't know what to do.

00:17I think age is just a number. It's how you feel mentally, emotionally, physically.

00:22Luckily, touch wood, I'm active and I'm healthy and fit.

00:25Now I've made so many trips to Dubai, it feels like home.

00:30I know places, I'm so familiar to places. There are places like restaurants and just things and activities that I like doing here when I'm here.

00:42Me and my team, we were just talking about it, the next time we come, I want to skydive in Dubai.

00:46And I feel like this is one safe place where you can kind of attempt skydiving, so I'm going to try that out.

00:53I'm amazed and pleasantly surprised to know a lot of people here watch Hindi cinema, like they love Hindi cinema.

00:59You sit in a cab, they're playing Hindi music, you go to a restaurant or wherever, people recognise you, they know you, anywhere.

01:08You go to a Dubai shopping mall, I feel like everybody has so much love for Hindi cinema here, which is amazing.

01:14So there are a lot of people who kind of, one is, they identify me as a drug-addicted girl or a gungroo girl.

01:20These two have been the highlights of my songs, the songs that I've been a part of.

01:25And I love them to death, I love all my songs, but these two really have stood out for people and they shower so much love.

01:36And I see that joy when people come and approach me and they say, oh you're the gungroo girl, you're the drug-addicted girl, and I'm like, yes.

01:42My work has consumed me and I love my work, so I will have no complaints working.

01:48In fact, when I'm sitting home, I'm like, now what do I do?

01:50You know when your film ends or whatever that you're working, you wrap up and you're next day free and I don't know what to do.

01:57I just want to work and I just want to enjoy.

02:00I always knew who I am and what I wanted to do, so I pat myself for backing myself up, yes.

02:04Not, you know, kind of not selling myself short, feeling that, oh but what if, you know, and living in fear.

02:13What felt right to me organically is what I followed.

02:16I followed my heart and so far my heart's not led me wrong, at least professionally it's not led me wrong.

02:22I think I've pretty much managed to work with, like as you said, you know, with good people.

02:27And that for me is the biggest victory, you know, to work with the right people.

02:31Those are the experiences you take back with you in life.

02:34I believe Sarvgan Sampan is my, the next project that'll be coming out.

02:39I can't speak about the release date but hope, but it is very, very soon.

02:43It's a sweet slice of life kind of a film which has a little bit of a social comedy happening and,

02:48you know, it's empowering and it's amazing and it's sweet, sweet, simple slice of life kind of a film.

02:55When you're looking forward to something, when you're absolutely in love with what you're doing

02:59and it can be a project, it could be a small gig, it could be a song, you know, and it could be anything that excites you.

03:06You're automatically, you know, your energy levels are all pumped up and you're feeling better and you're feeling good about it.

03:11And that is what excitement is, no? Like you want to give your best.

03:15And I think I've just been lucky to love what I do.

03:18And I want to continue doing that and get better at it so that I can see for myself that improvement

03:25and growth over the years and feel that's when I can maybe pat my back and be like, okay, you know what?

03:30You haven't reached that spot.

03:31No, no, I haven't reached that spot yet.

03:32This process is all about you cannot have, you know, what you feel is your pride and self-respect and everything,

03:37which I still believe like there's, I would never compromise that ever.

03:41You have to keep your ego aside.

03:43At the end of the day, you're literally always doing what you've been asked to do, no?

03:48Be it a filmmaker, be it a producer, be it a this, be it a that, be it promotions, be it a,

03:52you know, you're always kind of told, but you also don't want to lose yourself in the bargain.

03:58So, you have to maintain that very thin line and balance and that mid-path that, okay, I'm doing my job rightly.

04:06I'm listening and very respectful.

04:08You always have to be respectful, be it your audience, be it people you're working with,

04:12because even if you're not, like, you know, I'm very passionate when I talk.

04:16So, I go like, la, la, la, la, la, la, but you know, I think, which is fine.

04:20But, you know, some people can be like, okay, maybe too many opinions, too much of this.

04:24So, there are times when you could be misconstrued and they could perceive you a little like,

04:29oh, she has too many opinions, or she has too much to say, or she has too many questions to ask,

04:32or this one is this, or this one is, and also the fact that I'm very introverted,

04:37which now, you know, I'm kind of like a muscle.

04:39I'm practicing my confidence level and be like, you know what, I'm going to be out there.

04:42I'm going to be more me.

04:44But a shy, awkward, introverted girl really has to put in an attempt,

04:49and especially in today's social media age, where everybody has become an extrovert.

04:53So, I'm like, where's this place for introverts like me?

04:56You are lost in the crowd.

04:57I am trying to live in the present.

04:59I don't want to jog my brain to the future or live in the past.

05:03I think present is, you know, it needs to be celebrated and enjoyed.

05:08And we kind of always are living in future, which takes a huge toll on our stress levels, I feel.

05:15Because, you know, you have such, because I know if I start doing it,

05:18I'll have unreal expectations from myself.

05:21And I will highly disappoint myself if I don't attain them.

05:24So, I don't want to do that to myself.

05:25I'm happy being in the present and just enjoy the moment that I'm right now in.

05:30I got Gungroo and Hrithik Roshan in Gungroo with me.

05:32So, I'm very happy.

05:33He's been a fabulous co-actor.

05:34He's one of my favourite, favourite people in the entire industry.

05:37And I feel, he's someone who reminds me of like, you know, like there's a lot that I,

05:43how I see him, like I see a lot of that in me as well.

05:45So, it's kind of like, I'm extremely fond of him.

05:49He's a warm and a chivalrous man who I think nowadays is a,

05:55I mean, there's a scarcity of such men.

05:57Who do you want to act with?

05:58Shah Rukh Khan.

06:00That was quick.

06:01That was super quick.

06:02Yeah, yeah.

06:03Other than Shah Rukh Khan.

06:03I have no, I have absolutely no confidence to walk up to him.

06:07Even though he has met me, we have sat, we've talked once.

06:11He was kind enough to, you know, be generous to speak to me once.

06:15But like, I still, despite having met him and all,

06:18I still don't have the confidence to walk up to him because I feel I don't want to like,

06:21crowd him.

06:22I don't want to like, you know, like how you don't want to like,

06:24and it's not just being in awe of him.

06:26Firstly, I'm a very awkward person to walk up to anybody.

06:29I can't walk up to,

06:31You're really in the wrong profession.

06:32I am.

06:32But you know, that's, no, actually I'm in the right profession because

06:35I don't have to be me for films.

06:37I can be other characters, which is so much far more entertaining for me.

06:41I've worked with Ranbir, Ranbir, everybody.

06:44Like I feel, Shahid is someone who I haven't worked with.

06:47I'd like to, I feel like it could be interesting working with Shahid.

06:50I think you guys will have good chemistry.

06:52Yeah, I feel so too.

06:53And he's also a very, very talented actor.

06:56So it could be interesting.

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