‘The only way I know to bring life into a character is by being me'

‘In my house, we rarely discuss my films.’ ‘They only found out that this is the film I am doing when reactions to the posters kept coming in.’ ‘Then they saw that their daughter hasn’t slept for two days because I kept receiving nasty comments (on social media).’

Nushrratt Bharuccha is all set to add Janhit Mein Jaari -- in which she plays a condom seller -- to her impressively diverse filmography.

The actress seems game for any challenge. When the first promotional content for Janhit Mein Jaari came out, offensive comments on social media affected her and her family.

The trailer of your film has been received well. Do you think half of the battle is already won?

No, no! The trailer is just the initial conversation we start with the audience.

The trailer is two minutes long and the film is two hours long. There is a lot of difference.

Your trailer is your biggest asset and it kind of entices your audience to come or the audience can simply reject saying we won’t watch their film based on the trailer.

So the battle is still quite a long way.

When writer Raaj Shaandilyaa approached you with this character on the sets of Dream Girl, what was your initial reaction?

My initial reaction was, ‘Please don’t make this film with anybody else. Please tell me you will cast me in it no matter what.’

He was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, we will do with you only.’

And that happened.

Otherwise, people just say and then they cast someone else.

Then you get the news and you are like, ‘Yeah, okay fine!’

But no, he cast me in it and I was really looking forward to doing this film.

Raaj and you vibe really well with each other, right?

I think I have been a little lucky on that front.