The Asian Age

Hrithik’s mother inspires him

The actress, who has enjoyed working with co- star Irrfan, shares more about working with him

- LIPIKA VARMA

Kirti Kullhari may have made her debut with Khichdi back in 2000, but she’s taken up some powerpacke­d roles after the comic caper. From Shaitaan to Pink and Indu Sarkar, Kirti has proved her acting chops.

She’s now glad to have bagged movies like Blackmail and a web series called Four More Shots, which is based on love, sex, friendship and bonding, directed by Anu Menon.

As she talks about the black comedy Blackmail, Kirti says that she enjoyed working on a rib- tickler after very long. “Working on movies like Pink and Indu Sarkar was taxing, exhausting and draining. But an actor stays alive only by doing such emotional and intense characters. Now I’m getting films of different genres, and it’s a welcome break,” she says.

Kirti worked with Irrfan Khan in Blackmail, and is all praises for the actor, who is suffering from a neuroendoc­rine tumour. “I completely enjoyed working on this movie, especially because I’m performing with an intense actor like Irrfan. He has a vast knowledge of all kinds of genres, technicall­y as well as through his performanc­es. I was really intimidate­d by his acting calibre. However, he would ask me simply if I could do it a certain way. And guess what? I would be utterly surprised that the scene would turn out superbly!” About his ill health, she adds, “I did send Irrfan a couple of messages. I do understand we’re all unhappy about this developmen­t, and that he’s in no space to reply to any of our messages.” Kirti sighs, saying that she’s missed him during the promotions of Blackmail, which is releasing soon. “It was unexpected,” she says. “We’re all feeling heartbroke­n and disappoint­ed to not have him around for the promotions. However, it’s very graceful of Irrfan to tell us that we can go ahead with the movie’s promotions.” That Hrithik Roshan is a fitness freak is no new knowledge — the actor’s body says it all. But he can’t stop raving about his mother Pinkie Roshan, who is now setting fitness goals for many, even at this age. And he has all the reasons to praise his mother.

Pinkie can often be seen working out and following her rigorous working schedule; she has even successful­ly lost a lot of weight.

Hrithik posted a video on Instagram on his mother working out and it’s indeed inspiring.

Hrithik captioned the video: “I don’t know whether to take this as inspiratio­n, motivation or COMPETITIO­N! You make me so proud mom! Love you and thank you for being my mother # Repost @ pinkierosh­an with @ get_ repost” ( sic)

At the age of 63, Pinkie has an exercise regime from weight training to kickboxing. — AC

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