How were the rehearsals for the National Awards?
The rehearsals were fantastic and I was so happy to be
there and now the big day is here and I am very happy because my parents will
be there to see me accept the National Award.
I heard your parents will be there any time now?
Yes, I am already in Delhi and they will be joining me at
the ceremony and all three of us will be leaving together.
Are you feeling nervous for the big moment?
I was so nervous yesterday (Laughs) But I am very happy
and excited today.
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Did you expect to win the National award, you had won many awards last year?
There were no expectations, honestly. SpotboyE.com gave me the SpotboyE Salaam, that was very exciting as well.
You looked very surprised in the picture you posted with Akshay Kumar...
Yeah, honestly I was really surprised.
Did your parents or Harsh give you a special gift after
the win?
No, no. For me being part of a film like Neerja was gift
enough and if I get better work after this will be enough for me. And my
parents, they are my gift. They have always been supportive and positive.
What was the best compliment you received about the win?
The biggest compliment came from my father, he told me,
‘You won because you deserved it’. I was questioning myself whether I deserved
it. And then Amitabh Bachchan, Amitji, was the first to message me
congratulations. He too told me that I deserved it. And obviously, Shabani ji
and Anupam uncle, all these industry stalwarts, messaged me and called me.
Vidya, Rani, all these people I admire and look upto, all their compliments
meant the world. My directors, Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali,
they all called me. I didn’t know that so many people would be happy for me.
All of them being happy for me is the biggest compliment.
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Are Harsh and Rhea not coming to see you receive the
award?
No, only two passes per person (Laughs).
Does the National Award increase your responsibility to
pick meatier roles and not just do a film, because as a favour to a friend etc?
I have never done that. I only pick projects I love, no
matter the size of the role. Be it a small role in a film like Bhaag
Milkha Bhaag or a role like Neerja. Winning all these awards is just a
validation that I am making the correct choices.
Do you make the choices on your own or does your dad Anil
Kapoor or your sister Rhea weigh in?
I make them on my own. I take a lot of advice from my
father because he has been in the industry for so long and he is a very wise
man. Otherwise nobody interferes at all.
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You have been on that stage before, you accepted an award
on your father’s behalf. Do you have any memories of that moment?
My father’s first production Gandhi My Father won the
National Award and he was very, very, proud of it. Unfortunately, he could not
make it because he was in South Africa shooting for a film. Now, it is a
matter of great pride that his daughter is on the same stage, winning the award
on her own accord.
The competition was especially tough last year with
Taapsee Pannu in Pink and Alia Bhatt in Udta Punjab and you trumped them all...
I do not believe in competition, I believe that
everyone should get the recognition they deserve.
Big question, what will you be wearing for the occasion?
I am wearing a saree that Anamika (Anamika Khanna) has
made for me. It’s green, my favourite colour.
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