Choreographer of Janhvi Kapoor’s Ulajh stunt expresses admiration for actress’s feminine demeanor, details challenges of choreographing action scenes for her
Janhvi Kapoor is eagerly anticipating the release of her upcoming film, Ulajh. The spy thriller also features Roshan Mathew, Gulshan Devaih, Adil Hussain, and Rajesh Tailang in significant roles.
Janhvi enjoys trying out different roles in films, but she faced challenges while performing the action sequence in Sudhanshu Saria’s directorial. This was acknowledged by action director Nick Powell.
Janhvi Kapoor didn’t want to hurt people on the sets, says Nick Powell
The official Junglee Pictures handle recently shared a behind-the-scenes video from the Ulajh set on Instagram. In the video, action director Nick Powell, famous for his work in Gladiator, discusses working with Janhvi Kapoor in Ulajh.
Describing her as a “lovely” person, Nick mentions, “She is very feminine, and we were making her do an action sequence where she had to look like she was punching and hurting people.”
“Despite her fear and unwillingness to hurt anyone, she did her best,” he added as he praised the actress’s attitude on set.
The video shows Janhvi practicing an action scene with the team and communicating with director Sudhanshu.
Watch the clip here:
Janhvi Kapoor shares her experience of performing an action sequence
In a recent interview with Filmfare, Janhvi Kapoor discussed her action training experience for Ulajh. She mentioned that she did not undergo combat training for the film but Nick Powell ensured she received necessary action training to make her role authentic.
Ulajh is scheduled for release on August 2 this year.
Janhvi Kapoor’s work front
Janhvi Kapoor made her debut in 2018 with Shashank Khaitan’s Dhadak, alongside Ishaan Khatter. She has appeared in films like Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, Mili, Good Luck Jerry, Bawaal, and Mr. and Mrs. Mahi, with a cameo in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya.
Janhvi recently mentioned to Pinkvilla that she plans to focus on commercial roles in her future projects.
The Dhadak actress is set to appear in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, alongside Varun Dhawan, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf in important roles.
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