THERE IS A SENSE OF NORMALCY NOW: VAANI

Vaani Kapoor is a happy woman and why should she not be, for her film, Bellbottom is the first major Bollywood movie to release theatrically post second wave of the pandemic.

“I am feeling very good about the fact that it brings some sense of normalcy. We will see people going to theatres and watching films together with their friends and family,” she says.

Kapoor, who stars in the ‘80s-set thriller alongside Akshay Kumar, Huma S Qureshi, Adil Hussain and Lara Dutta, says even though there may have been a delay with its release, she is glad that it is a theatrical opening for the film.

“It is made for a theatrical experience and the producers took a call to wait and release it in cinemas. I think it is a very courageous step. Everyone should be able to go and watch the film and enjoy it,” she adds.

The 32-year-old says it is rather heartening for her to see the film release finally, especially considering the circumstances it was shot in last year in the UK.

“There was a level of paranoia that we all were feeling. For Bellbottom you were travelling out of country , and you would wonder that if you got sick how would you come back or what would have to be done, etc. But I think it was a great shooting experience and all protocols were maintained,” she muses.

The film releases just few days before of her 33rd birthday on August 23 and the actor calls it perfect timing.

“I have no special plans. I don’t take birthdays that seriously. My mother will be in Mumbai so I am going to spend the day with her. I have a few close friends and I will ring in my birthday with them,” she shares.

And as for her birthday wish, apart from Bellbottom ruling the box office, Kapoor has another wish.

“I just want this pandemic to end. It’s been a while now; we are all done with it mentally, physically and emotionally. I hope that normal lives can resume soon,” she ends.