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Karan Johar asks Charlize Theron not to watch his films; opens up about debate with ‘Indian Meryl Streep’ Shabana Azmi on makeup | Bollywood News
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Regarded as one of the finest Indian actors of all time, Shabana Azmi continues to captivate audiences even now, at the age of 73, with the most recent example being her role in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, where both her performance and on-screen chemistry with Dharmendra won thousands of hearts.
Meanwhile, director director Karan Johar recently likened her to Hollywood icon Meryl Streep. He also reminisced about a debate he had with Azmi regarding makeup during the filming of RARKPK. The topic came up during his conversation with Hollywood star Charlize Theron at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2023.
While discussing filmmakers’ fixation on maintaining their actors’ flawless appearance, even in situations where it seems unnecessary, Charlize Theron jokingly expressed her bewilderment over being given lipstick after having just fallen off a truck.
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“I never want you to see any of my movies. Because even when they are dying, they have everything ready,” Karan replied to Charlize, causing her to burst into laughter. “Their hair is blow-dried, they have lipstick on, there is no compromise,” he added.
“I worked with a very prolific actor, Shabana Azmi… she is a veteran actor… I could equate her to Meryl Streep. That good. And she was in my recent film and we were filming a scene in the kitchen. She had blow-dried hair, a beautifully draped saree, hair and makeup done. She says, who cooks looking like this? I said in my film, that’s how it’s gonna be,” he recalled.
“And then there was a funeral sequence. She says ‘Please can you allow me to remove my makeup here? Someone just died.’ I was like, ‘Well not too much of it. Because the lenses are sharp and I don’t want you to look a certain way. She said there is no reality. I said I am not going for it,” the filmmaker added. Upon hearing all this, Charlize, however, commended Karan for “knowing what he wants”.
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