Sonam Kapoor is flying high with the achievement of her film Neerja. In a meeting with a main every day, Sonam talked about her encounters shooting for the motion picture and why she picked a script like Neerja.
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She said, "You know, just like these coming-of-age films, I, too, had to understand what I wanted to do. I had to find myself, and I still haven’t. I’m a work in progress. For girls, especially, there are preconceived notions about how they need to do certain things at a certain time, and you have to conform in many ways. I feel it is very difficult for Indian girls to be happy in their own skin. I remember I had this beautiful encounter with Dhanush (actor) while we were shooting for Raanjhanaa (2013). I was very sad, and I told him that there’s this saying, “Nothing grows under a banyan tree.” That’s when Dhanush said, “But if you shine bright, your shadow will grow on earth (sic).” My dad is the banyan tree here. I have to be okay with having such an awesome dad, but I also have to work twice as hard."
Sonam included, "That was my main reason for doing this film - because she was so ordinary, so beautiful. Every time people asked me why I was doing this, my only answer was that every ordinary person has the capability of being extraordinary, of becoming a hero. And that’s the one thing that this film showcases. We are on earth to do more. Everything I do in life is to help me evolve. The reason I did this film was the story; the other was that I was appalled that I didn’t know about this incident. I consider myself quite well-read. And I was like, why don’t I know about it? The other thing was to work with the people involved in this project. There was a lot to learn from Ram."