Raashi Khanna talks about playing a narcissistic sociopath in ‘Rudra: The Age of Darkness’ that fans can both hate and love
Raashi Khanna talks about playing a narcissistic sociopath in ‘Rudra: The Age of Darkness’ that fans can both hate and love
Telugu cinema actor Raashi Khanna makes OTT debut with Ajay Devgn’s web series Rudra: The Age of Darkness. She prefers to call her character Dr. Aliyah Choksi – a narcissistic sociopath – ‘Grey’ rather than negative.
Rudra: The Age of Darkness, Six episode web series Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from March 4.
After auditioning for the role, Rashi says, “I love auditioning because it says a lot about an actor’s potential. During the audition, my spirit told me that I would play the role as I did it with a lot of conviction. S tried his best to equalize the metre.”
She adds, “I play the character of ‘I hate him but end up in love with him’. While doing so, I had to make sure that I don’t overdo it. The way my character does something Looks at the nuances and the body language, there was a lot of preparation in it. The eyes said a lot. He’s a very eccentric person and so far who I really am, but that was the most amazing part.”
The actress, who has acted as a lead actor in several Telugu films, requested director Rajesh Mapuskar to let her know if she was getting influenced by any aspect of her character. “I would attribute the success of the character to the creator of Look,” she says.
The actress says she read various books to understand her character (she is a psychology student) and says the process of understanding and preparing for it was “a beautiful one”.
Was working on an OTT platform part of his to-do list? She replies, “I am a person who lives in the moment and gives it a spiritual angle. In doing so, I may have placed certain limits on myself at times. I take every given opportunity to rediscover myself. So, I don’t just look at the ticking boxes; instead, I focus on getting what I do right.”
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