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From sliding into DMs to married life with Gaurav Kapoor, Kritika Kamra gets candid over berry pulao, raspberry soda & keema pav.
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00:00Hi, this was a challenge.
00:01They were seeing if you pick up and then how many rings.
00:04But I didn't think it was even one.
00:06How did it do?
00:06Exceeds expectations.
00:08Yeah!
00:09Who said I love you first?
00:10I don't remember who did.
00:12I don't remember Bombay, we don't get any more moves.
00:14They say all the moves.
00:15One second.
00:16I know there are people on the internet who agree with me.
00:19Comment.
00:19What is your stand on the whole nepotism debate?
00:22Okay, it exists and we can all acknowledge that.
00:24As Matka teaches you, this is a game of probability.
00:27So you bet on yourself again and again.
00:29Cheers, Kritika.
00:30This is my first sip.
00:31It's an acquired tea.
00:56Hi Kritika or should I say Matka Queen?
01:00Thanks to you.
01:01You know, we are in a Parsi cafe today and I can't wait to try everything here.
01:12Getting back to you Kritika, you know, you've recently done a series called the Matka King.
01:17Yes.
01:18Just starting with that, why is it the Matka King and not the Queen?
01:20I mean, ask them that.
01:22Can you?
01:23I can.
01:24Because from what I know Vijay and you are practically doing the same kind of thing.
01:29No, so okay.
01:30So let's be fair, like all jokes aside, I mean it is Matka King because it is the story of
01:34this person who made this game of Matka.
01:36Matka is a betting game and this is kind of like the origin story of that game of this man
01:41who is fed up with the system and comes up with this game that becomes like talk of the town,
01:48becomes a rage.
01:49And how did this story come to you?
01:51I seeked it.
01:52I found it.
01:54I got to know that Nagraj Manjuli, our director is making something in Hindi.
01:57So I found out what he's up to and then auditioned for it.
02:01What has changed in the Kritika from TV to now, you know, Matka King?
02:06My hair recently.
02:08And a lot more even personally.
02:10Yes, personally also.
02:12And how has being married changed things now?
02:15Not much.
02:15Not much?
02:16Not much.
02:16It's been really like smooth and easy so far.
02:19Not much.
02:20You're moving into a new house.
02:21What's great is that that is one change.
02:22Yes.
02:23I moved into the new house.
02:24Okay, let's order and then dig deeper into what's changed.
02:28And the food.
02:28Yes, and the food.
02:29Come on.
02:29It's time to dig.
02:30Food, food, food.
02:33Okay, tell me what you want to have.
02:34You have to take one pick and I'll take one pick.
02:36I think you want the berry pilaw, don't you?
02:38Yes, we should do the berry pilaw.
02:41I definitely want the raspberry.
02:43Yeah, yeah.
02:44Kima Pao.
02:45So Kima Pao.
02:46Kima Pao you want to have?
02:47Yeah, sure.
02:48And can we get some Salli also?
02:50Zero much Salli is.
02:51Gravy, no?
02:52Salli Boti.
02:53What is Salli?
02:54What is Salli?
02:55Salli is potato chips.
02:59Oh, it's like the thing that they put on the top.
03:02Yes.
03:02Yes.
03:03And now coming right to what's changing in your life.
03:06You know, you've just gotten married.
03:08There was a lot of attention that comes with the wedding.
03:10You know, everybody wanted to know what you're wearing.
03:13Too much.
03:13You know, how do you take all of that?
03:15Do you get overwhelmed?
03:16It has been overwhelming in the sense that I didn't, I don't think any of us really thought that our
03:23wedding would be interesting to people or you know, because it was a small intimate wedding.
03:28It meant so much to us.
03:30We were just doing this for ourselves, but I think.
03:32But I think that was the reason that people, you know, got invested in it more because it
03:37wasn't.
03:38Yeah.
03:38Also because we're like that.
03:39I think Indians, we love weddings.
03:41Extravagantly.
03:42We love everything to do with wedding.
03:44We love asking people how's married life going.
03:46I'm asked that every single day.
03:49And you know, how did you meet Gaurav?
03:51We want to know that.
03:51Oh, yes.
03:53Nothing dramatic, basically.
03:55We've known each other for a while now.
03:56I mean, I did know about him and what he does and you know, it wasn't like an absolute stranger.
04:00You know, he's from my college, Wenki.
04:02Yes.
04:02Delhi University.
04:03You're super, super senior, of course.
04:04Super, super senior.
04:05But I remember when I entered, his name was on the alumni wall.
04:08I'm going to tell him this.
04:09He'll be very happy.
04:10He gets excited meeting him at college.
04:12Oh, we forgot how you met Gaurav.
04:14It's really, there's no story there.
04:16He commented on a photo of mine.
04:19It was a funny comment.
04:21And then he did that.
04:21Our story starts through Instagram.
04:23Yeah.
04:24Yeah.
04:24Very today the story is.
04:26Or with a DM or reply to your story.
04:29Yeah.
04:29It was a comment under my, then all of that happened then.
04:33Did you follow him at the time?
04:35You followed him after.
04:36I did follow him.
04:37I followed him on Twitter first.
04:40I think.
04:40I was following him on Twitter.
04:42But we had not really interacted.
04:44But like I said, like how it is on social media, which is the actual point of social media.
04:49That you connect.
04:50Yeah.
04:50Yeah.
04:51So it was just these comments and some banter online that led to our first sort of meeting.
04:57I won't even call it a date really.
05:00Oh, it wasn't a date.
05:01It was just like a professional hangout.
05:03It was just a, yeah, we professionally hangout.
05:05We take it very seriously.
05:06It was just a, it was just a, like just a hand.
05:10Just to get a coffee kind of thing.
05:11Where did you meet?
05:12We met in Bandra only.
05:14You don't step out of Bandra.
05:16No.
05:16He doesn't step out of Bandra.
05:18I do.
05:18I have to.
05:20We met for coffee, but ended up spending the whole evening together.
05:22So it was really nice.
05:24We thought that we enjoyed each other's company and then we met again.
05:27And it kind of like slowly became a thing.
05:30Yeah.
05:30And the rest is history.
05:31Now is history.
05:32Now it's history.
05:33So how long did the whole dating phase go on for?
05:36A couple of years.
05:38I don't really, there wasn't really a definitive day or a moment to say ki is din ke baad se
05:44or whatever.
05:45It's not like that.
05:45Yeah.
05:46Who said I love you first?
05:47Oh, I have, I don't remember who did.
05:49But it wasn't dramatic.
05:51That's what I'm saying.
05:51Nothing about this has been dramatic.
05:53It was very soft.
05:53Even our proposal, our proposal, my proposal was not really like, it was all very chill.
05:59We're not about the grind, gesture, stress.
06:03Yeah.
06:03And coming to the wedding, was there drama there?
06:06Were you like a super chill, relaxed bride or you were like a bride chiller?
06:10I was very chill.
06:10I'm told by my friends that I was very chill.
06:12In fact, I think there were, some of my friends were stressing more than me.
06:16Because I wasn't stressing and they were like, why are you so chill?
06:19We have so many things we haven't figured out yet.
06:22And I was like, ah, it will happen.
06:23You know, in the industry, who would you say is your 4am friend?
06:26Somebody who you can just dial up and who's just been there for you throughout?
06:30There are a few friends.
06:31I have a few friends in the industry who I can call anytime.
06:33Anya Singh is one of them.
06:35I can call Anya anytime.
06:36And talking about your most recent co-star Vijay Verma.
06:39Yeah.
06:39How is it working with him?
06:40Is he fun on set?
06:41He's fun.
06:42He's fun on set.
06:43He's fun.
06:43Otherwise, he's a brilliant actor.
06:45We all know that.
06:46So, it's always nice to work with such an intelligent actor.
06:51Because I think it also sharpens your skills.
06:53Because Vijay is very chill.
06:54He's really easy going.
06:56He's super prepared.
06:58But also has this, keeps an open mind.
07:00You know, both of us, I think, because I have most of my scenes with him.
07:04Both of us had a great time.
07:06You know, the give and take was very good between the scenes.
07:08And a lot of improvisation.
07:10A lot of discovery on set together.
07:12Which is creatively really satisfying.
07:15But of course, relationships and your chemistry with your co-actors is a big part of what we do.
07:20So, it's different with different people and on different sets.
07:23And oh, what's here?
07:25Oh my gosh.
07:26That's a big portion.
07:28So, how was the journey like?
07:29I just want to first take a moment to appreciate the portion.
07:32Please just look at the amount.
07:35Sir.
07:36Sir.
07:37How?
07:38I don't think of myself as an influencer simply because I don't think I am influencing professionally.
07:49And I'm quite choosy about what I really truly endorse.
07:55I have a brand called Cinnabar.
07:57It's a brand of Chanderi sarees.
08:00My hometown in Madhya Pradesh is next to this town Chanderi.
08:03Which is known for its hand loom.
08:05That's like a whole wave of actors who are also turning on.
08:07Oh my god.
08:08It's so tough though.
08:09Everybody.
08:10As actors, we have it really easy.
08:12Yeah.
08:12I think we're so privileged and we're so used to like…
08:14Because you don't have to do marketing much, right?
08:16Also, our job is actually the easiest on our set.
08:18Everybody else is working very hard.
08:22We have relatively easier jobs.
08:24Our job is more like because you're the face of something like there's more exposure.
08:28And hence, maybe more risk, but also then gains.
08:32If you just see effort, I think that easily on a set, everybody else is working much harder.
08:39What is your stand on the whole nepotism debate?
08:42Have you personally ever encountered that, you know, a role was somehow taken away from you
08:48because there was someone who was somehow more connected in the industry?
08:53These things are not so… How do I say?
08:56They're not so simple.
08:57They're a little bit more complex.
08:59Like it's not like you are rejected and then told that this is why you did not…
09:03Like it doesn't happen so…
09:05It's implied a lot of times.
09:07I mean, I don't even know and I don't want to read more into like something that's not so clear.
09:12I like to move on.
09:14But we know that it is how the industry works.
09:18Like that's not a secret anymore.
09:19Everybody knows this has been a point of conversation for a long time.
09:22But my thing is…
09:23Then what?
09:24Okay, it exists and we can all acknowledge that.
09:27But I feel like we don't move ahead in that conversation.
09:29It kind of just…
09:30Sort of…
09:31We just keep repeating this.
09:33That…
09:33Does it exist?
09:34Does it not exist?
09:35We know it exists.
09:36So…
09:36You know…
09:37It is just…
09:38It is how it is.
09:39I'm not indifferent.
09:40Of course, it has a direct impact on my opportunities and my chances as well.
09:43But I just think that there is nothing…
09:47If it's something that's not going to change, I'm not going to sit and cry about it.
09:50I just think that…
09:51I will definitely voice my opinion and I…
09:54Because I think all of us should talk about this.
09:56But I'm not the one making decisions.
09:59You know…
09:59As actors, we're telling…
10:01We're part of…
10:01Of a big decision.
10:02Somebody else's story most of the time.
10:04So, it's not like…
10:05Unless I'm creating opportunities for myself in acting, I don't really have that…
10:11A way to really make a difference in how people are cast or how are they chosen.
10:17Yeah.
10:18So, then I just feel that in spite of how things are, you just do your best and as Matka
10:24teaches
10:25you, this is a game of probability.
10:27So, you bet on yourself again and again and you give it those many shots hoping that some
10:33of them would land.
10:34Cheers, Kritika.
10:35Cheers.
10:35This is my first sip.
10:36I really appreciate this chilled mug.
10:39I also appreciate it.
10:41Yeah.
10:41Let's see what you think about this raspberry.
10:48It's an acquired taste.
10:51I quite like it.
10:53It is slightly sweeter than a cough syrup.
10:56I like it.
10:57I see what you mean.
10:58The after taste is good.
10:59The after taste is good.
11:01Yeah, coming to…
11:01You know, you have your own brand now.
11:03Yeah.
11:04Is there any actor whose brand you personally love?
11:09What they are doing with it.
11:11K by Katrina does incredibly well.
11:13The products are nice.
11:14I like the marketing.
11:16I think they have done a fantastic job.
11:18And it's a very competitive space.
11:20Makeup and skin care, you hardly see celebrity brands doing so well.
11:26We want to show you a video and get your reaction on it.
11:29It is a video of yours that went viral.
11:31Okay.
11:32So we'll get a quick reaction.
11:33Okay, come let's do that.
11:34And…
11:34Don't tell me anything.
11:35Oh guys, Sully is here.
11:37Oh Sully.
11:38This is the video that went viral.
11:41Do you remember this?
11:42I don't know.
11:43I don't know.
11:44I don't know.
11:45I don't know.
11:47I don't know.
11:48I don't know.
11:49Were you fooled on singular?
11:52One second.
11:52I know there are people on the internet.
11:54People who agree with me.
11:56Comment.
11:57Because I know people agree with me.
12:01You've seen this written on menus also.
12:03Come on.
12:04This is like pao's.
12:06You've never heard of momos in this menu.
12:08Oh, I'm from Delhi.
12:09I'm from Delhi.
12:09I'm from Delhi.
12:10There are momos in Delhi.
12:11I think both are correct.
12:15But I know for a fact that momos is not wrong.
12:18So…
12:19And I know people agree with me.
12:21So do you still argue with Raghav on this?
12:24No, what's there to argue now?
12:26He's…
12:26We can celebrate our differences.
12:28Agree to disagree.
12:29Like dumpling and dumplings.
12:31Just because Raghav is saying this with conviction,
12:33we're all believing it.
12:34I don't know.
12:35Where has he found out that this is…
12:36No, because he's from Dehradun.
12:38And he claims that there are…
12:39Because Momo is like…
12:40Comes from his region.
12:41He has some…
12:42He has some authority over there.
12:44I think he's closer to depression.
12:45But you get momos in hills, no?
12:47Oh, sorry.
12:48Momo in hills.
12:49One more challenge.
12:51You know, if you can call Gaurav and let's see in how many rings does he pick up.
12:54What time is it?
12:55Is he in gym?
12:56Is he…
12:56No, is he live on air?
12:58Right now?
12:59No, not yet.
13:01What if he's napping guys?
13:03Yes.
13:03We just have to see what is he doing at this point of time.
13:05These days…
13:05Because the IPL is on, right?
13:06So he's shooting every evening and he gets done pretty late.
13:10Oh, he picked up guys.
13:11He literally picked up.
13:13You're on speaker now.
13:15Hello?
13:16Hello?
13:16Hi.
13:16This was a challenge.
13:17They were seeing if you pick up and in how many rings.
13:21But I think…
13:22I don't think it was even one.
13:23How did it do?
13:24Exceptionally.
13:25Exceeds expectations.
13:27Yeah.
13:28He's saying me, his mum and dad.
13:30This is the only…
13:30What?
13:31We are the only ones that ring.
13:33That ring.
13:34Rest.
13:34Rest.
13:36Everybody else vibrates.
13:38We ring.
13:39No, it doesn't even vibrate.
13:40Silent.
13:40Oh, everybody else is on silent it seems.
13:44Thank you, Gaurav.
13:45Okay.
13:45Bye.
13:46Bye.
13:48It's not MO.
13:49It's MO.
13:50It's MO.
13:50Okay.
13:51So like MO of everything.
13:53I don't know why I thought MO MO.
13:55So between Keema Pao and Berry Pulao, we've got to know who the real Kritika Kamra is.
14:00I'm Shreya.
14:01This is Bhuji.
14:02This is Kritika Kamra and you're watching us on MO of everything.
14:05Watch Matka King on Prime Video if you haven't yet.
14:08You too, Shreya.
14:09I will, I will.
14:10I'll go first thing.
14:16No.
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