Actor Janhvi Kapoor is all set for her first survival thriller, Mili releasing this Friday. Ahead of the movie’s release, she recounted how the month-long movie shoot affected her bodily and psychological well being. In the movie, she performs a lady who will get trapped inside a storage freezer for hours. Also learn: Mili trailer: Janhvi Kapoor is stuck in a freezer with no way out
Directed by Mathukutty Xavier, Mili is the Hindi remake of the filmmaker’s 2019 Malayalam hit Helen. Said to be primarily based on true occasions, the movie traces the struggles of Janhvi as Mili, who races towards time to remain alive inside a freezer. According to the actor, a particular freezer was constructed by the movie’s group, the place they shot for 20 days at minus 15 levels Celsius temperature.
Recalling her expertise at a press convention in Delhi, Janhvi stated, “I remember it (film) taking a genuine toll on my mental health because I would come back home after wrapping up shoot and I would go to sleep and dream that I was still in the freezer. I fell ill and I was on severe painkillers for two-three days and even the director was unwell.”
“If you spend 15 hours of your day in a freezer in a closed environment crying for the majority of the day, sometimes with a rat that keeps nibbling your fingers, it is not glamorous for sure,” Janhvi added. She additionally stated that she was requested to achieve 7.5kg for the movie, as per the director to look extra relatable to the viewers.
Besides Janhvi, Mili additionally options Sunny Kaushal and Manoj Pahwa in key roles. It is Janhvi’s first skilled collaboration together with her father Boney Kapoor, who’s backing the movie. The movie will hit theatre screens on November 4, 2022. A Mili, Janhvi can even be seen subsequent in Bawaal and Mr and Mrs Mahi.
(With inputs from PTI)
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