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Mumbai: In an exclusive interview with actors Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhatt, where they spoke about their film 'Kennedy' and working with director Anurag Kashyap. Then, they reflected on the film’s quiet intensity, saying Kashyap’s cinema is not about surface brutality but about truth and holding a mirror to society. Both actors discussed the challenge of expressing emotions through silence, sharing how workshops and creative freedom shaped their performances. Rahul described carrying his character’s traits beyond the set, while Sunny emphasized preparation and internalizing the role. In the end, they encourage audiences to watch their upcoming film on 20th Feb. on OTT platform.  


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00:00First of all, welcome to INS.
00:02And first of all, we want to know that Kennedy lives in a morally uncomfortable space.
00:09So, when you both first read the script, what was your first reaction?
00:13Excitement, nervousness or eager to do the film?
00:18All three.
00:19I was excited, nervous and eager to do.
00:22Yeah, that's true.
00:24I didn't get the script.
00:25I didn't get the script.
00:27I was still excited, eager.
00:30Eager to do and nervous.
00:31Absolutely.
00:32All the three.
00:33Even she was all the three.
00:34I didn't know the story.
00:36But this is so great that they didn't know the story.
00:40And you're three excited, eager to do the film and nervousness.
00:45Three things also happened and I didn't know the story.
00:48And I also had three things.
00:50Okay, what ultimately convinced you to say yes?
00:55Don't worry, Kachap.
00:56I see yes to everything that he says.
00:59He says, Unra, Kachap says, okay, you do it.
01:01I'll say yes.
01:03Same thing.
01:04Same thing.
01:04More convincing.
01:05What is our two?
01:07Same page.
01:08It's going on.
01:09Despite receiving a census certificate, why did Kennedy could not, got not rhetorical release?
01:15And how was the decision taken to release it on Z5?
01:19Tell me.
01:20Tell me.
01:20Why did he not?
01:21It's going on.
01:22It's going on.
01:23It's going on.
01:23Reverse question.
01:25What do you think?
01:26I think it's going on.
01:28It's going on.
01:54but we are very excited about this film.
01:56But we are very excited about this film.
01:58that the theatrical release
01:59didn't happen to you.
02:00Look, we will die
02:03and let a person die
02:05that I'm very sad,
02:07everything is wrong,
02:08something is wrong,
02:10and we will just die.
02:11Here we will see
02:12one positive thing
02:13and feel that our film
02:18is on a good
02:20platform
02:22and it will release
02:2320 February
02:23and the whole world
02:25is going to watch.
02:25And like that last
02:27interviewer said
02:28we have a promotion of Kennedy
02:30we are going to leave
02:32often blur the line
02:35between realism
02:37and brutality
02:37so were there movements where you
02:40were questioned that how far
02:43is or too far
02:44I don't think that it's about
02:47realism and brutality
02:48on Raag's films
02:50on Raag's films are more about
02:52truth and
02:54what you call violence but violence
02:57is also
02:58what people
03:00see he doesn't
03:02you can see them in the film
03:03there is more violence
03:05that is more in the audience
03:06than what is happening in the film
03:10and that is the beauty of his cinema
03:12that he
03:14listens to a true
03:15truth and brings you to the right
03:19and brings you to the right
03:22and then that
03:27there is certain kind of
03:29anger in it
03:30but
03:30that anger is in all of us
03:33it's not only
03:35the film is showing what
03:36the society is all about
03:40both your characters communicate a lot
03:43through silence rather than dialogue
03:44so was it harder to act
03:46with restraint
03:47to express openly
03:50so we
03:51did a lot of
03:52workshops
03:53and
03:54Anurag sir
03:55also
03:55I
03:57advice
03:58and also stories
04:00and
04:00different research
04:05information
04:05I
04:06told you
04:06and
04:07with all those things
04:08and plus on set
04:11that's
04:12I was in his hands
04:13in his hands
04:15and
04:15I think that's the best part
04:17and that's the best part
04:18about Anurag sir
04:19is
04:19he makes you feel safe
04:25and he makes you feel heard
04:27and he makes
04:27you feel so comfortable
04:29that
04:34it makes you feel good about
04:36So whether it was dialogue
04:39or whether it was no dialogue
04:41I
04:42think that
04:42working with him
04:43was the best
04:44experience ever
04:47Sara
04:49both of your characters
04:51communicated a lot
04:52through silence
04:52rather than dialogue
04:53so
04:53was it harder to act
04:56with restraint
04:56or
04:57express openly
05:00see
05:01acting
05:02if you are acting
05:03it's an art
05:05it's not about
05:07being silent
05:09or
05:09having so many dialogues
05:12it's about
05:13internalizing
05:14a performer
05:15and a character
05:16and understanding
05:17what this character
05:18is all about
05:19so
05:20this character
05:22was saying
05:23a lot of things
05:25he was saying
05:26and
05:27when he was silent
05:28he was saying
05:30a lot of things
05:30he was saying
05:32and
05:32sometimes
05:33you say
05:33a lot of things
05:34he was saying
05:35and he didn't
05:36he was saying
05:37so
05:38yes
05:39it is hard
05:39to
05:40acting
05:41itself
05:41is a hard thing
05:42it's not an easy job
05:43it's a
05:44so
05:44I say
05:45that
05:45this character
05:47is very difficult
05:48it's hard to do
05:49every character
05:49is very difficult
05:50to do
05:51simple
05:52to simple
05:52character
05:52is very difficult
05:54to do
05:55it's hard to do
06:25in fact
06:52I think this is the best way to describe it.
06:57Did you carry anything back from your characters into real life habits, silences or emotional residue?
07:05My laugh, Charlie's laugh.
07:10But now it's gone but I enjoyed that laugh.
07:15But I think for you it was different.
07:17No, I had to remove it from my system.
07:21Because it was a very heavy character.
07:23And it took a little time and it took a little time.
07:26But it took a little time.
07:28But it took a little time.
07:32And then I will give it to my body.
07:36There is a talk that Kennedy was one of those sets where conversations were minimal and moods were heavy.
07:42So was there a silence or just a byproduct of film stone?
07:47This is 100% true.
07:50What?
07:51It was a very silent set.
07:52But that's only because this set was silent.
07:59Because it was a professional set.
08:01And people didn't do it like that.
08:05They were doing their work.
08:06That's why they were silent.
08:07They went through their work.
08:09And we also went through their work.
08:12And they were silent.
08:13Yeah.
08:13But I don't think that was a bad thing.
08:15I think it actually helped.
08:17That it helped you focus.
08:19Yes.
08:19And maybe that.
08:20And every serious director's set makes a big laugh.
08:22There is no more drama.
08:24Because there is no more drama.
08:25Even if there is a serious director,
08:26their set makes a lot of fun.
08:28It's not the way it's going.
08:30It's not the way it's going.
08:32It doesn't happen.
08:34No, no.
08:36Sunny Ji is talking about you as an actor.
08:38We want to see you more as an actor.
08:40And why are you doing so much less Bollywood films?
08:45It's coming right now.
08:46Let's watch it.
08:47And after that.
08:49After that too.
08:51See.
08:51Yeah.
08:52There are some self films.
08:53And there is one AI film.
08:57That's also going to be in Hindi.
08:59And then there's also one international film.
09:01That's also there in the pipeline.
09:04Okay.
09:05Do you see Kennedy a turning point into your career narrative?
09:08Or just one chapter on a long journey?
09:11Who does a chapter see?
09:12Who does a connector say?
09:13No, I'm seeing my film as just one chapter in the long journey.
09:16Yes, the most important actor would be.
09:18So he would have to say, why does this work need to be done?
09:20Every actor's experience would have to become a turning point.
09:24Why would he do that?
09:25Why would he do that?
09:27Every actor would feel that it would have to become a turning point.
09:29When a film would be someone who would make a film,
09:30or who is Kennedy,
09:31since he is doing Kennedy,
09:33we are doing a film.
09:35This would be his only way.
09:35This would have to become a director's film.
09:37That's why he would make a turning point.
09:39He would make his director's film,
09:40he would make a film.
09:41The film would make it a fun film.
09:42After that,
09:43Now, people will decide this.
09:45It's why it's like this,
09:46because this film is the world.
09:49It's gone to many places,
09:51and its response is very tremendous.
09:53So, the hopes are high.
09:55The rest of the actors feel like this.
09:57I agree.
09:58I believe in the long game.
10:01Yeah, in the long game, not in one chapter.
10:04Yeah, it's a very long, big book with small font.
10:08Okay.
10:09One more thing is,
10:11when you go to festivals,
10:14when you go to India,
10:16especially here,
10:17we have recently seen the film Oscar,
10:21so,
10:22that film didn't have so good in India,
10:24or in festivals,
10:25when you go to festivals,
10:27you didn't have so good in India,
10:29or in India,
10:32what do you think?
10:33I don't know.
10:37It's a good film.
10:38It's a good film.
10:39It's a good film.
10:41It's a good film.
10:43Now, it's a good film.
10:44You're saying it's a good film.
10:46If you're not saying it,
10:47then how will it happen?
10:50It's not just about making the film and putting it out.
10:55It's everything.
10:56It's the production.
10:57It's the PR.
10:58It's the media behind it.
10:59It's so many different,
11:01big things and small things,
11:03things that make a film successful.
11:05And so,
11:06I don't think that it's one particular thing
11:09that makes a film successful.
11:11Of course,
11:12if the story is bang on,
11:14then it's going to reach different heights.
11:16But it also depends on so many different things
11:19to make, you know,
11:21people's voices heard,
11:22their stories heard.
11:24Okay.
11:25Lastly,
11:26what message you have to give to the audience?
11:2820th February,
11:29watch the film on Z5,
11:30Kennedy.
11:32Yes.
11:32Please watch the film on Z5,
11:34Yes.
11:35Okay.
11:36Okay.
11:37Please go watch Kennedy on Z5,
11:41February 20th.
11:42Then,
11:42February 21st,
11:43or 22nd,
11:45or 23rd.
11:46And,
11:46until you don't memorize all the dialogue,
11:50then don't stop watching.
11:51it's going to be all the time.
11:52It's going to be all the time that you're going to have a film.
11:54it's going to be all.
11:54It's going to be all the time that you have to go from Z5.
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