Why did you want her to put on so much weight?
People who are victims of Child Abuse themselves- and Vidya is one such victim in Kahaani 2– tend to make themselves ugly. That’s a fact of life.
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Why?
Because they attracted somebody in childhood, and now they don’t want to attract anybody. They want to look like someone whom people would rather stay away from. You have been abused once, you fear that you will be abused again. So, you don’t wax your hands, you don’t bathe. You start being unapproachable. You want to defend yourself all the time. Vidya has real guts. She didn’t say even once that she needs makeup or say, even a particular saree. Raste pe so jaa, so gayi. Nange pairoon se bhaag, bhaagi. Makeup mat kar, nahin kiya. She is such a dedicated actress. Vidya’s body in her accident falling from top right straight in the centre of the screen is the main highlight of the film… I had to design it like that. Else, impact nahin aata. Another highlight is the retro music you have put… I have grown up on Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Mohd Rafi, Kishore Kumar & R D Burman.
You haven’t dwelt on Arjun’s past?
I did, but very subtly. Doesn’t Arjun tell his current wife (Manini) about it but in just one line? He had longer lines in that scene, but I edited most of them.
