How
Malavika
Was
Approached
The actor said
when
she
first
got
a
call
from
Trehan,
she
did
not
know
that
she
will
be
doing
look
test
for
Majidi's
film.
Malavika,
daughter
of
renowned
cinematographer
K
U
Mohanan,
was
told
to
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some
of
her
pictures
in
Indian
look.
Later,
Trehan
told
her
that
she
will
have
to
do
a
look
test
for
the
film.
"Trehan
said
don't
get
your
hopes
up
as
lot
of
big
actresses
have
done
a
look
test...
and
are
competing
for
it.
Every actor wants
to
work
with
him.
I
was
given
a
context
and
told
to
interpret
the
character
in
my
own
way.
I
went
home,
decided
what Tara would
wear,
like
a
bindi,
nose
ring,
earring
and
did
dusky
make-up.
I
told
my
father
to
click
some
pictures
on
real
locations
like
Madh
Island,"
she
said.
Majidi
Was
Impressed
With
Her
Pictures
It
seems
Majidi
was
impressed
with
the
pictures
as
she
did
not
have
to
go
through
audition.
"The
look
that
was
locked
for
the
film
was
90
per
cent
of
my
interpretation,
like
the
nose
ring,
bindi
and
the
hair.
So
I
was
happy
that
we
envisioned
in
the
same
way,"
she
added.
Malavika
On
Hype
Around
Ishaan
Malavika
is
not
worried
about
the
hype
surrounding
her
co-star
Ishaan
Khatter,
who
comes
from
a
film
family.
He
is
the
half
brother
of Shahid
Kapoor. The
two
play
siblings
in
the
upcoming
film.
"We
both
were
cast
as
Majidi
sir
saw
the
characters
of Tara and Amir in
us.
Ishaan
is
a
very
talented actor. He
is
very
sharp
and
a
quick
learner.
I
have
done
a
couple
of
more films than
an
average
newcomer,
so
that
(experience)
did
help.
"The
team
has
been
sweet
to
us,
we
have
had
incredible
experience
while
working
on
the
film,"
she
said.
Was
Malavika
Aware
About
The
Work
Of
Majid
Majidi?
During
her
college
days,
the
25-year-old actor had
done
a
project
'Understanding
Cinema',
which
is
when
she
became
aware
about
the
work
of
the
"Children
of
Heaven" director.
"I
had
seen
four-five films of
his
and
I
had
liked
them.
So
I
was
in
a
way
familiar
with
his
work.
Language
was
not
an
issue
as
I
understood
what
he
was
trying
to
say.
We
also
had
a
translator on
the
sets."
The
film
is
slated
to
be
released
on
April
20.