Mumbai: In an exclusive interview with IANS, actress Shivangi Verma shared her exciting experience of working on Badass Ravi Kumar. She spoke about the unique role she plays and how the film’s thrilling storyline pushed her to explore new acting challenges. Shivangi revealed how working alongside a talented cast and crew helped elevate the film’s energy and provided her with valuable growth as an actor. She also mentioned the positive impact the film has had on her career, giving her the opportunity to step into a strong and dynamic character.
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00:00First of all, welcome to INS.
00:02Thank you very much.
00:04First of all, I would like to know
00:06Badass Ravi Kumar
00:08is being called India's biggest
00:10spoof action film. So what was your
00:12first reaction when you got this project?
00:14My first reaction
00:16was yes. Because the first
00:18question that was
00:22put across to me was
00:24would you like to do this? So I was like yes.
00:26Because this is my second
00:28project.
00:30And the first one was in
00:322021.
00:34He had launched an album in
00:36which there was a song called Tere Pyar Mein.
00:38So I did that with him
00:40first and this is my second project with him.
00:42And this movie is
00:44very special because the song I
00:46did in 2021, this song is
00:48in this film. Although
00:50he is romancing with another heroine.
00:52But that's okay.
00:54Because the magic of the song remains
00:56the same. And I am
00:58very very happy to be associated on this
01:00project with him.
01:02Your look in the film is bold and glamorous.
01:04So how different is this from real life
01:06Shivangi?
01:08It's not at all
01:10different at all. Because in real life
01:12also, the way I am,
01:14you will see that on Instagram as well.
01:16So I am totally
01:18western in real life.
01:20And my character in
01:22Badass Ravi Kumar was not at all different
01:24as to what I am in real life.
01:26You have been part of Indian Television for years.
01:28So how does working in film feel different
01:30from TV?
01:32Of course, it's very very different.
01:34Although
01:36if you see my graph,
01:38it is like a rollercoaster. You know, I have performed
01:40all the characters which are just not
01:42similar with one another. All are different.
01:44Like I have played
01:46a role of a reporter
01:48in Sony TV reporter's
01:50show of Goldie Bell.
01:52Then I have played a role of a prosthetic nurse
01:54in Sony Pull.
01:56Then I have played a role of a vamp
01:58in TVBV
02:00on Sony Sub.
02:02Then I also played a very hot forensic
02:04expert. And there were people saying
02:06that if such a forensic expert
02:08investigates,
02:10even the dead will wake up.
02:14So you know, I have performed very different.
02:16So when I select
02:18the roles, I think a lot
02:20and I am very choosy on selecting my roles.
02:22So same goes for
02:24Badass Ravi Kumar also.
02:26Of course, I said yes for this film
02:28because it was an HR project.
02:30But also having said that,
02:32when I got to know that I am playing
02:34a role opposite Prabhu Deva Sir.
02:36I am his girlfriend
02:38and I am his huge fan.
02:40I have been watching his work since childhood.
02:42I am his fan.
02:44And when I got an opportunity to
02:46share screen with him, so definitely
02:48I just couldn't say no to it.
02:52This role was very very challenging
02:54because it has an action
02:56sequence where I was made to
02:58jump from a mountain.
03:00So I was in a harness.
03:02Dialogue has to be said,
03:04panic situation is there, action is there.
03:06So what all can you
03:08expect from a Himesh Rishabh Miya film?
03:10So this is Badass Ravi Kumar.
03:12As you said, you have worked with Prabhu Deva.
03:14So did he teach you any dance steps?
03:20No, he didn't.
03:22I am sure if I would have
03:24spent more time with him,
03:26definitely I would have requested him
03:28to teach me a dance step.
03:30But because it was a very short
03:32span of time and
03:34shooting of the movie was also there.
03:36So I didn't get that much opportunity.
03:38But of course,
03:40talking about him, he is very very
03:42down to earth, no hint of attitude
03:44at all. He made me very very
03:46comfortable. And he
03:48appreciated me when
03:50after the scene, when the scene got cut,
03:52he turned around because we were on a bike
03:54and he said, well done Shivangi, very good.
03:56So that gave me goosebumps.
03:58So this is the appreciation an actor needs.
04:02Do you think working in comedy roles
04:04helped you prepare for yourself like a badass?
04:08I don't understand your question because
04:10my role is not comedy at all.
04:12I am playing a police
04:14officer and
04:16so that has nothing
04:18to do with comedy.
04:20Do you think working in
04:22comedy roles,
04:24earlier in TV also you have
04:26worked in comedy. So do you think that
04:28it helped for a film like Badass
04:30Ravi Kumar?
04:32No, that's what I am saying that my role
04:34in Badass Ravi Kumar is very serious.
04:36It's full of action
04:38and that has nothing to do with comedy.
04:40Although I have done comedy
04:42and my genre is also comedy.
04:44I am very comfortable doing comic roles.
04:46And Badass Ravi Kumar is a
04:48spoof film. So it's
04:50full of entertainment, full of energy,
04:52full of action, full of romance.
04:54So it's a mix of everything.
04:56Who has been your biggest superstar
04:58in this journey from TV to films?
05:02Biggest superstar,
05:04I think when I see people
05:06doing hard work without taking
05:08anybody's support.
05:10On the basis of pure talent,
05:12when they move ahead, I like all of them.
05:14So there is nobody in particular.
05:16But when I see their graph,
05:18I become their fan.
05:20The trailer for Badass Ravi Kumar
05:22received mixed reactions.
05:24Some people love it and others call it
05:26over the top. So what
05:28do you say to the critics?
05:30See, it's not just about the
05:32film but I think I have also faced
05:34love and criticism in my
05:36own life. So I know that
05:38some people will say, it's their job
05:40to say. So not everybody
05:42likes everything, not everybody hates.
05:44Mixed reactions come in every content
05:46and context.
05:48So about Badass Ravi Kumar,
05:50I just want to say, not just
05:52because I am in this movie but also
05:54as an audience perspective, my
05:56perspective, I want to tell you that if you
05:58watch this movie, you will definitely
06:00go in for a ride which you will
06:02never forget. Because
06:04Himesh Vishamia
06:06has that vision, passion for his
06:08craft that he makes any ordinary thing
06:10a blockbuster. And I have seen it
06:12with my own eyes. I have
06:14seen this film twice. One, of course,
06:16I was in the film so I was very much
06:18excited. So I went with my family and
06:20friends. And second, because I was
06:22not satisfied, I wanted to see myself
06:24once again. And during that time,
06:26I also saw the audiences. You know, when I
06:28panned myself from the screen to audience
06:30faces, I saw them whistling,
06:32I saw them clapping, hooting,
06:34everything. So I think everybody was enjoying.
06:36So if you haven't seen it,
06:38please do. Because in such a stressful
06:40environment, if you get to laugh
06:42for a while, then why not?
06:44Do you think TV actors were still
06:46looked down upon?
06:48Or did the industry finally
06:50give them real respect?
06:52Do you think TV actors were still
06:54looked down upon in Bollywood?
06:56Or is the industry finally
06:58giving them real respect?
07:00See, again, it's your
07:02fate, you know. If you're
07:04a wonderful actor and everything falls in
07:06place, then definitely people will appreciate
07:08you and accept you. Having said
07:10that, if
07:12your fate is bad, then what will happen?
07:14So it's both ways.
07:16You have done TV series,
07:18TV web series
07:20and now films. So which industry
07:22treats actors the best? And which
07:24one is the toughest?
07:26See, working schedule,
07:28of course, TV is the toughest.
07:30As compared to
07:32films and OTT. I have
07:34worked in OTT as well. So everything
07:36is just as per...
07:38Because there are limited people.
07:40I mean, in OTT, I have worked
07:42with very limited people. And
07:44you get more freedom.
07:46You get...
07:48You know, the scenes are also very different.
07:50There is a bit of boldness as compared
07:52to TV. And in films,
07:54things are very slow because they believe
07:56in perfection. So everything,
07:58if things are not on point, they might
08:00have time to retake.
08:02But in TV,
08:04because you have to give the footage to the channel,
08:06you don't get that space.
08:08So that's the only difference. But otherwise,
08:10acting, all three
08:12are fun. And of course,
08:14if the cast is very good,
08:16then what's the point?
08:18Okay. Many TV actresses
08:20struggle with being
08:22typecast. So have you ever
08:24faced this issue in your career?
08:26Not yet.
08:28Because as I said, my journey
08:30has been a rollercoaster. And no
08:32one character is similar to
08:34other characters. So till now,
08:36by God's grace, I have not been typecast.
08:38But they say that if you perform
08:40the same set of roles
08:42every time, then you are
08:44typecast. But with me,
08:46this has not happened yet.
08:48If you could change one thing about
08:50how TV actresses are treated
08:52in industry, what would it be?
08:54I think that will be
08:56the break.
08:58Because, you know,
09:00the schedule gets so hectic that they don't get
09:02break. Because let me give you an example.
09:04I remember when I was doing
09:06Choti Sardarni,
09:08my lead was
09:10hospitalized because
09:12she did not get any break,
09:14no time to rest, and
09:16straight to the hospital, due to which my role
09:18was chopped.
09:20So, that was very upsetting. But having
09:22said that, I was also concerned for her
09:24because, of course, it's such a tight
09:26schedule, it's so difficult.
09:28You know, 12 hours, more
09:30than 12 hours, you're only shooting everyday
09:32that you don't get time for yourself, or you don't get
09:34time to breathe. So, I feel like
09:36we should have a backup
09:38bank,
09:40or just go slow with it.
09:42If Badass Ravi Kumar had
09:44a TV version, who from
09:46Indian television should play Ravi Kumar?
09:50I understand you're a fun segmenter, but
09:52I don't see anybody
09:54replacing Himesh Rishabh Mia
09:56because then there will be no discussion in that.
09:58One thing
10:00about Bollywood that surprised you
10:02when you joined?
10:06That you get a lot of
10:08money.
10:10Describe your Badass Ravi Kumar
10:12co-star in World War.
10:16Crazy
10:18for craft.
10:20Sorry, it's 3 now.
10:22If you had to
10:24survive in a jungle with one of your former
10:26co-stars, who would you pick and why?
10:28Say again?
10:30If you had to survive in a jungle
10:32with one of your former
10:34co-stars, who would you pick and why?
10:36I would
10:38pick my
10:40co-actor
10:42Ripudamananda, who
10:44is also a master chef.
10:46Because if you don't get food in the jungle, then he can cook
10:48and then we can survive.
10:50If not acting,
10:52what would you be
10:54doing today?
10:56I would have
10:58been an air hostess.
11:00Okay, lastly
11:02the dialogues in the film are very good.
11:04I mean,
11:06in today's
11:08film, there are no dialogues.
11:10So this film,
11:12Badass Ravi Kumar's dialogues are very good.
11:14Do you have any ending dialogue?
11:18Do you have a favourite dialogue?
11:20No, I don't remember.
11:22It's so tough
11:24to remember the dialogue.
11:26Atleast one more favourite dialogue.
11:28All the favourites are in the
11:30favourite dialogue.
11:36I actually
11:38remember, so I don't know
11:40if I should say it or not.
11:42So he says
11:44that there won't be
11:46as much blood in your body as
11:48Ravi Kumar does in one go.
11:54Lastly, what message would you like to give
11:56to your fans
11:58about your upcoming projects?
12:00About my upcoming projects,
12:02one of mine, of course,
12:04the recently released Badass Ravi Kumar,
12:06if you haven't seen it, then please, please go
12:08and watch it. You're going to have a fun time
12:10in theatres, because theatres
12:12are shaking already.
12:14My next movie is coming
12:16with veteran actor Govind Namdev
12:18Sir, whose third schedule
12:20is still pending.
12:22It will be released very soon.
12:24Then there's another project,
12:26that's a Kannad project, which will be
12:28out anytime soon.
12:30And, God is kind,
12:32let's see, maybe in March, I'll start
12:34shooting for another film.
12:36If we talk about social media,
12:38as you said,
12:40do you think that social media
12:42has a role in everything?
12:44Like, recently
12:46there was a
12:48movie with Govind Namdev Sir,
12:50did people listen to it?
12:52What do you think about it?
12:54I just want to say
12:56that we were only
12:58playing our roles.
13:00I just put a movie
13:02with my co-actor,
13:04and without
13:06explaining it, I just
13:08wrote a line, that
13:10love knows no age, no limits.
13:12Because I just wanted people to
13:14guess, but I didn't know that people
13:16would think to this extent,
13:18which has no limit.
13:20I think you
13:22shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
13:24Of course, we are
13:26shooting for a project, and I have
13:28uploaded its BTS on the
13:30social media. But,
13:32I always say that people
13:34will say something, it's their job to say.
13:36So, you also keep saying,
13:38because it just does not affect me.
13:40I listen from one ear,
13:42and take it out from the other. I know what I'm doing,
13:44my parents know, my family knows,
13:46the production house knows, and when the movie
13:48comes, you all will go and watch
13:50that movie, and enjoy it, and give a lot of love.