TRYING TO COPY KARISMA WOULDN’T BE FUN AND POSSIBLE: SARA

Sara Ali Khan made a promising debut in 2018 opposite Sushant Singh Rajput in the Abhishek Kapoor film Kedarnath, followed by a commercial superhit Simba, opposite Ranveer Singh. Though he last film, Love Aaj Kal, co-starring Kartik Aaryan, was a failure, she is confident she would be back with a bang with her next, Coolie No. 1, as she enters the mad, mad world of David Dhawan.

“When I started off, my only dream and desire was to be able to do all kinds of genres of films with all kinds of directors. So, I truly consider myself extremely lucky that I have been given this opportunity because I am of course a die-hard David sir fan. But the truth is, not one particular genre of cinema I like,” Sara told IANS.

The 25-year-old actress is currently looking forward to the release of Coolie No 1, a remake of the Govinda-Karisma Kapoor original. In the remake, Sara will reprise Karisma’s role while Varun Dhawan essays the role essayed by Govinda.

Sara says stepping into the shoes of Karisma Kapoor is “not fun”.

“She is an iconic star. She redefines the nineties for most audiences. So I don’t think I have even attempted to step into her shoes. Of course, it is a remake and comparisons are inevitable. Up until now I was so much more focused bringing something new to the table. Everything is kind of tweaked to make it more today,” she said.

“I think instead of aping or trying to copy Karisma, which is impossible to do, we have tried to bring a freshness to the role. I enjoyed working with Varun, so it is that chemistry for me that’s in the film at opposed to trying to copy Karisma because that wouldn’t be fun and wouldn’t be possible.” IANS