Mumbai, Jan 20 (UNI) The much-anticipated relationship drama "Gehraiyaan's" trailer was launched virtually on Thursday.
The makers had to let go of their plans of offline launch for the trailer due to the Covid surge.
Deepika Padukone slayed bold red sexy dress during the launch event, and Ananya wore a neon green top.
The entire cast joined the launch, including Siddhant, Dhairya, Karan Johar, Apoorva, Shakun Batra, and other producers.
Batra praised Deepika for her acting, especially intimate scenes.
The actor turned producer Deepika said on-screen intimacy is not an easy task.
She credited the filmmaker for creating a safe environment on the sets of Gehraiyaan.
"Shakun gave me and all of us the comfort; you feel safe and secure because Intimacy is not easy.
"It is not something we have ever experienced or explored in Indian cinema before in the way we have in this film," she said.
"So, to go down that route of intimacy and vulnerability is possible when you know the director is not doing it for eyeballs.
"Because that is where the characters are coming from, their experience and journey. It is possible when you feel safe and secure in the environment, Padukone praised director Batra.
The intimacy director Dar Gai, doing his first Bollywood project, said, "Gehraiyaan is a raw film, and she had to dig deep into her real-life experiences to play the role of Alisha."
"I want to say bold, but I also don't want to say bold because of the way we understood bold in our films... I would say raw.
"This character is a lot more natural and real than some of the other characters, just emotionally, completely stripped, naked, vulnerable, and to do it on screen, it had to come from a deep place.
Deepika said: "It is not to say that I haven't experienced that before, but to this extent, I had to really dig places and visit places that aren't pleasant experiences from my own life as well as dealing with mental health issues. So, all of that put together, it came from a deep place."
When Shakun was asked how he decided to add Dar Gai in the film as film's intimacy director, Batra said he believes intimacy is a very specialised field and needs a specialist to supervise, just like in choreography and action.
"You have to create an environment where actors feel confident, where you have thought everything and done prep as much as you do for a song or action sequence."
The "Kapoor and Sons" fame director said he had read how intimacy directors form an important part in making the film in the West.
"There is a procedureI thought we should adapt those things. My attempt was to design a system where everyone is comfortable. In this entire film, whenever we had a crew, like a cameraman, we wanted to understand their outlook towards intimacy," Batra said.
"We were treating intimacy like a story, and we want to see it like a character. So, the prep and the detailing was required.
"It was important we have an intimacy director. And Dar Gai has contributed a lot to the film. It is important to give her the same respect as we give to all HODs," he added.
"For me, it was amazing to see her, at this stage of career, trying to do characters that are so challenging. I can't see this film without her (Deepika), can't see this film with anybody else. I am thankful that we did it."
Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapur will also be seen in the movie.
Produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, the film will release on streaming platform Prime Video on February 11.
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