Actor
Akansha
Ranjan
Kapoor,
who
made
her
debut
with
Netflix
original
Guilty,
says
she
is
thrilled
with
all
the
positive
messages
coming
her
way
and
wants
her
second
project
to
be
equally
meaningful.
Directed
by
Ruchi
Narain
and
set
at
the
peak
of
India's
#MeToo
movement,
Guilty
explored
different
versions
of
truth
that
emerge
when
a
small-town
girl
accuses
the
college
heartthrob
of
rape.
The
film,
written
by
Kanika
Dhillon
and
Atika
Chohan,
has
been
praised
for
the
way
it
deals
with
prejudices
against
women
coming
forward
to
report
cases
of
sexual
violence
against
them.
"Even
before
Guilty,
I
wanted
to
do
something
which
wasn't
just
fluff.
Not
being
disrespectful,
but
I
didn't
want
to
be
an
actor
who
just
does
song
and
dance.
I'm
hoping
to
stick
to
this
kind
of
stuff
which
makes
an
impact
and
do
more
films
which
speak
to
the
audience," Akansha
told
PTI.
For
the
newcomer,
landing
a
role
in
"Guilty"
was
a
dream
come
true.
Akansha,
who
is
the
sister
of
Anushka
Ranjan
Kapoor
and
the
daughter
of
Shashi
Ranjan
and
Anu
Ranjan,
said
she
gave
as
many
as
60
auditions
for
different
projects
before
Guilty
came
her
way.
"The
first
time
I
tested
for
Mukesh
(Chhabra),
five-six
years
ago,
he
told
me
I
needed
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
In
my
head,
I
grew
up
thinking
'I'm
Kareena
Kapoor'
and
this
was
a
reality
check.
I've
got
no
experience
except
for
auditions.
"With
auditions,
you
get
actual
feedback
in
perspective.
You're
in
a
tiny
room
with
someone
blankly
reading
your
line,
which
you
have
to
perform
to
another
level.
That
really
helps.
It
gives
you
confidence
and
makes
you
comfortable
in
front
of
the
camera."
Bagging
a
role
in
Guilty
came
as
a
relief
for
Akansha
"because,
after
every
audition,
you
feel
you'll
get
it
but
then
you
don't."
Akansha
said
the
only
acting
advice
that
her
friend
Alia
Bhatt
gave
her
was
to
stay
true
to
her
craft.
"For
my
craft,
Alia
has
always
told
me
to
just
surrender
completely.
Don't
look
left,
right,
just
give
whatever
was
asked
of
you.
I
keep
joking
that
I'm
always
on
time,
sometimes
even
before
the
production
comes,
so
I
asked
her
whether
there
will
ever
be
a
time
to
come
late,
she
said
never,
not
even
after
ten
years.
"She
said
keep
being
punctual,
kind
and
surrender
yourself
completely
because
those
are
the
three
things
people
notice
about
you."
The
actor
said
though
the
Gully
Boy
star
is
her
one
of
her
closest
friends,
she
doesn't
discuss
work
with
her
until
something
is
finalised.
"If
I
feel
I'm
going
to
get
a
part
which
till
Guilty
I
didn't
and
it'll
be
mine,
then
I
tell
her
the
story
and
ask
for
her
opinion.
We
are
testing
so
much,
we
don't
need
to
talk
about
every
screen
test.
"Like
for
Guilty,
I
didn't
tell
her
till
my
second
meeting.
But
now
of
course,
when
I
get
offers,
I
will
take
her
opinion
because
she
has
a
good
idea
of
what
scripts
work,"
Akansha
added.