What
Is
It
That
You
Love
Most
About
Acting?
Radhika:
I
love
the
thrill
of
that
brief
period
between
the
words
"rolling" and
"action".
It's
so
full
of
possibilities.
Ananya:
I
just
feel
very
comfortable
doing
what
I
do.
I
love
that
I'm
able
to
be
myself.
Mrunal:
I
enjoy
playing
different
characters;
bringing
something
special
to
each
of
them.
It
takes
me
away
from
the
real
world,
from
reality.
Avinash:
Acting
lets
me
explore
the
crazy
side
of
me;
it
lets
me
experience
situations
and
emotions
that
I
wouldn't
be
able
to,
otherwise.
Janhvi:
It
makes
me
happy
just
to
be
in
front
of
a
camera.
I
love
the
travel
and
the
experiences
that
come
with
the
job.
What
Was
Your
First
Experience
Of
Performing
In
Front
Of
People?
Janhvi:
It
was
in
school,
when
I
performed
to
the
song
‘Piya
Piya
O
Piya
Piya'.
My
mom
choreographed
my
dance
steps.
Avinash:
It
was
when
I
performed
at
Prithvi
Theatre
in
2003,
in
a
play
called
"Dilli
Uncha
Sunti
Hai".
Mrunal:
I
had
participated
in
an
elocution
competition
in
school.
I
walked
onto
the
stage
and
I
froze.
I
was
very
shy
of
talking
or
performing
in
front
of
people
until
about
the
first
year
of
college.
Ananya:
I
used
to
perform
the
"Dhoom
Macha
Le"
dance
at
many
of
my
friends' birthday
parties.
Radhika:
I
had
enrolled
for
a
jazz
dance
class
but
used
to
stand
at
the
back
of
the
class.
Then,
one
day,
the
instructor
suggested
that
I
try
dancing
in
front
of
a
mirror.
Somehow,
watching
myself
dance
gave
me
the
confidence
to
perform
in
front
of
people.
What’s
The
Feeling
Like,
When
You
Don’t
Get
A
Role
You
Had
Hoped
For?
Ananya:
I
believe
that
what's
meant
to
be
yours
will
come
to
you.
So
what
if
I
didn't
get
a
role;
a
better
person
got
it.
I
don't
let
it
get
me
down;
I
move
on.
Mrunal:
"Slow
is
smooth.
Smooth
is
fast"
-
that's
my
mantra.
I
had
auditioned
for
a
role
for
three
months
and
then
trained
for
it
for
another
six
months.
Still,
in
the
end,
the
role
went
to
someone
else.
That
hurt,
but
then
"Love
Sonia"
happened
and
my
life
took
a
different
turn.
Avinash:
If
I
knew
the
reason
why
I
get
work,
I
would
probably
know
the
reason
when
I
don't.
I
did
21
tests
for
Laila
Majnu
and
then
was
told
that
the
film
was
shelved.
Fortunately
for
me,
it
started
again
after
a
while.
Janhvi:
There
are
bound
to
be
occasions
when
you
try
for
something
and
don't
get
it.
But
you've
got
to
respect
the
director's
vision.
Radhika:
I
think
it's
a
mix
of
destiny
and
your
efforts.
You
need
to
keep
trying,
keep
asking
for
opportunities.
If,
despite
your
best
efforts,
you
still
don't
get
the
role,
it's
okay.
At
least
you
know
you
gave
it
your
best
shot.
Whose
Feed
Do
You
Envy
On
Social
Media?
Mrunal:
Kareena
Kapoor
doesn't
have
a
social
media
handle,
but
I
wish
she
did.
I
follow
her
through
her
fans
and
fan
pages.
Radhika:
I
envy
the
kind
of
following
that
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Kareena
Kapoor
enjoy.
I,
too,
like
Mrunal,
follow
Kareena
through
her
fan
pages.
Ananya:
I
envy
Varun
Dhawan's
social
media
feed.
He's
so
funny;
he
just
posts
anything
he
likes.
I
don't
think
he
worries
about
being
judged.
Avinash:
I
am
not
very
active
on
social
media
nor
do
I
follow
many.
The
account
I
envy
is
my
own.
[smiles]
Janhvi:
I
am
not
very
social-media-crazy
either,
although
my
team
is
always
urging
me
to
be
more
active.
But
I
do
love
"The
Avocado
Show"
on
social
media;
they
put
up
a
lot
of
very
interesting
stuff.
What's
The
Strangest
Place
Where
You
Have
Been
Spotted
And
Recognised
By
Fans?
Radhika
[laughing]:
The
loo.
Janhvi:
While
climbing
the
stairs
to
the
temple
at
Tirupati.
It's
very
flattering
to
be
asked
for
a
photograph,
but
I
was
exhausted
from
the
climb,
so
I'm
not
sure
if
it
was
the
best
moment.
Avinash:
I
was
recognised
by
a
couple
of
guys
while
I
was
trekking
in
Bhutan.
They
recognised
me
from
the
TV
series
Yudh,
where
I
had
acted
alongside
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Mrunal:
I
was
travelling,
and
this
Korean
girl
kept
passing
me
frequently
in
the
aisle
on
the
flight.
After
a
while,
she
came
up
to
me
and
asked
if
I
was
Sonia
from
the
movie.
I
was
pleased,
of
course,
to
be
remembered
from
my
movie,
and
a
bit
relieved
-
to
be
honest
-
because
her
frequent
appearances
were
starting
to
creep
me
out.
Ananya:
Many
places
-
in
the
bathroom,
in
the
middle
of
traffic,
in
the
middle
of
a
shot.
Once,
while
I
was
shooting,
this
guy
with
a
camera
started
running
behind
me,
and
the
shot
that
was
captured
had
both
of
us
in
the
frame.
[laughing]
What’s
The
Best
Practical
Advice
You’ve
Got
About
Acting?
Mrunal:
I
feel
it's
very
important
to
perform
"in
the
moment".
Relate
the
moment
with
your
personal
life
and
let
your
eyes
and
your
body
express
most
of
what
you
have
to
say.
Also,
Manoj
Bajpai
told
me
to
constantly
look
at
my
co-actors
and
react
to
their
expressions,
their
feelings,
as
if
in
real
life.
Avinash:
Raise
the
stakes
in
every
scene.
When
you
do
that,
it
becomes
personal,
and
you
give
it
all
you
have.
Janhvi:
You
just
need
to
be
alive,
present,
and
receptive
in
the
moment.
The
best
acting
often
happens
by
mistake
or
in
a
spontaneous,
unguarded
moment.
On
a
different
note,
I
personally
believe
that
we,
as
actors,
bear
the
responsibility
of
delivering
on
the
efforts
of
every
single
person
on
the
set
-
right
from
the
director
to
the
spot
boy.
We
owe
it
to
them
to
give
every
scene
our
best.
Radhika:
Step
outside
of
yourself
when
you
perform.
While
you're
acting,
try
to
watch
yourself
from
an
outsider's
point
of
view.
Don't
get
so
lost
yourself
in
the
moment
that
you
forget
what
your
character
is
supposed,
or
not
supposed,
to
do.
Ananya:
I
find
it
very
hard
to
cry
on
screen.
I
used
to
try
and
imagine
someone
I
know
dying,
but
it
didn't
really
help.
Shah
Rukh
Khan
then
advised
me
to
not
imagine
someone's
death,
but
to
imagine
my
life
without
that
person.
And
that
made
a
big
difference.
It
worked.
What's
The
Last
Film
You
Saw
Which
Made
You
Cry?
Radhika:
The
Sky
Is
Pink
Ananya:
Student
Of
The
Year
2.
I
cried
when
I
watched
it
the
first
time.
Mrunal:
I
cry
easily.
I
cried
when
I
watched
Jersey,
recently.
And,
of
course,
when
I
watch
Forrest
Gump.
Avinash:
I
had
watched
an
independent
film
that
made
me
cry
on
one
of
my
recent
flights;
I
don't
remember
the
name.
Janhvi:
I've
cried
watching
almost
every
movie
I've
ever
seen.
The
latest
would
be:
Joker,
The
Sky
Is
Pink,
and
The
Wife.
What’s
The
Role
That
You
Envy
–
That
You’d
Love
To
Play
Yourself?
Radhika:
A
female
version
of
the
Joker.
Ananya:
Alia
Bhatt's
role
in
Gully
Boy.
I
really
wished
I
were
a
part
of
that
film.
Mrunal:
Iron
Man.
I
envy
Robert
Downey
Jr.
for
that
role,
for
being
able
to
wear
the
Iron
Man
suit.
Avinash:
Gully
Boy
Janhvi:
The
Joker.
I
would
love
to
play
a
female
character
that's
just
as
uninhibited
as
the
Joker.
What's
the
one
thing
you
would
like
to
change
about
our
film
industry?
Avinash:
I
think
we
need
to
create
a
space
where
more
cinematic
voices
can
be
heard.
There
are
so
many
good
films
that
do
not
get
the
visibility
they
deserve
or
do
not
even
see
the
light
of
the
day.
We
need
to
increase
the
number
of
exhibition
centres,
for
one.
Janhvi:
Times
are
changing,
but
I
still
I
think
we
need
to
have
a
little
less
"sanitised"
role
for
women.
The
best
such
role
I
can
think
of,
in
the
Indian
context,
is
the
one
played
by
Nutan
in
Bandini.
There
should
be
more
roles
that
portray
the
uninhibited
side
of
the
female
-
roles
such
as
the
female
versions
of
Kabir
Singh
or
the
Joker.
Mrunal:
I
think
many
actors/actresses
do
not
get
the
kind
of
recognition
or
the
kind
of
roles
they
deserve.
We
need
to
look
beyond
commercial
considerations;
look
beyond
star
power.
Good
actors
should
get
good
roles;
it
shouldn't
be
a
function
of
their
box
office
pull.
Ananya:
We
need
to
stop
imitating
the
West
or
looking
there
for
inspiration.
We
have
so
many
great
stories
to
tell
and
such
great
talent
who
can
tell
it!
Radhika:
Even
today,
there's
far
too
much
emphasis
on
who
the
"hero"
of
the
film
is.
Even
I
give
a
great
performance,
it
means
nothing
unless
the
movie
is
a
commercial
success.
That's
sad.
I
think
this
needs
to
change.