Get ready for an exclusive conversation with the talented young stars of the movie "Jawan"! In this special interview, Aaliyah Qureishi and Lehar Khan sit down with SpotboyE to discuss their exciting journey in the film industry and their experiences working on this highly anticipated project Jawan
In Conversation With Jawan Stars Aaliyah Qureishi And Lehar Khan | SpotboyE EXCLUSIVE
In Conversation With Jawan Stars Aaliyah Qureishi And Lehar Khan | SpotboyE EXCLUSIVE
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00:00 Hi, this is Lahar Khan and this is Alia Qureshi aka Jhaldi
00:03 and you're watching us on Spotboy.
00:05 Welcome to Spotboy, I'm Vinay.
00:20 We have two special guests.
00:22 People work in movies, they have worked in movies.
00:25 They are a part of our history.
00:27 So, Alia Qureshi aka Jhaldi and Lahar Khan.
00:32 Welcome to the show.
00:34 You guys have a movie and you guys have auditioned.
00:37 How was that audition phase?
00:39 So, okay I'll go first.
00:45 1, 2.
00:47 So, I think the audition phase for both of us was different.
00:52 I was called to meet Atleasa first.
00:55 And I had a very brief meeting with him.
00:58 And after 3 days of that I went for an audition at Mukesh sir's office.
01:03 And I gave an audition and this was the first time that the very next day I got a call from Mukesh sir saying that you got it.
01:10 I was like, sir, it's been a day now.
01:13 No, that's not true.
01:15 But he was like, no it's true and they loved your audition and you got it.
01:19 And yeah, that's how fast it happened. I gave my audition and the next day I got it.
01:24 But you knew that Shahrukh Khan will be the lead character.
01:28 So, I knew that Shahrukh sir is a part of it.
01:30 Of the film. I didn't know the story of the film. I didn't know what role he is doing.
01:35 I just knew he is in the film because even during that time, there was a lot of news.
01:41 There was a lot of news that Atleasa and Shahrukh sir are working together.
01:46 So, after meeting Atleasa in my head, I was like, oh Shahrukh sir is a part of this.
01:50 But when I got it, the first thing that I told my mom was that I am working with Shahrukh Khan.
01:55 But when you already knew that Shahrukh is in it and you are going for the audition,
01:59 it creates a different pressure.
02:01 Before, I was, if I normally give my 100%, for that day I was like, I have to give 1000%.
02:08 It cannot be 100%.
02:10 I have to give my 1000% because I cannot lose this opportunity.
02:14 And it's such a big opportunity. Not every day, every actor gets an opportunity like that.
02:19 So, I think even Mukesh sir giving that opportunity to us is such a big thing.
02:24 And believing that we will be able to do justice to our characters.
02:29 So, he also ended up showing that faith in us.
02:32 Thanks Mukesh sir.
02:33 Thank you.
02:34 We love you.
02:35 If you are watching us.
02:36 There was a lot of pressure and I wanted to give my best and I am glad that I did.
02:47 So, my audition process was a little different from his.
02:49 Because I auditioned first before meeting Atlee sir.
02:53 So, I went to Mukesh sir's office to give my audition.
02:55 And Atlee sir had actually written a scene for the other girls, not the girls with the backstories.
03:01 So, I did that audition and a few days later, a week later I got a call that Atlee sir wants to meet you.
03:08 So, I went to Rachel's office and met Atlee sir and Priya, his wife.
03:13 And they just asked some questions like, are you willing to change your hair, are you a musician?
03:18 One more thing, do you fight? Do you have any fight experience?
03:23 And I gave my answers to everyone and then they were like, we will be in touch.
03:27 And then I got a call.
03:28 Again, it happened really quickly.
03:30 Because normally I thought that there will be at least 3-4 audition levels.
03:33 But this one audition in one meeting.
03:35 And you also knew that SRK will be the first.
03:37 Yes, I knew.
03:38 But I didn't.
03:40 But the other actors, only SRK, only SRK sir.
03:43 I only knew about SRK sir and 6 girls from the ensemble cast.
03:46 So, that's all I knew.
03:47 What is important for you, as a character, as a musician or like acting?
03:52 As a character or as Alia?
03:55 So, as a character, fighting and music are both very important.
04:00 I don't think Jahnvi is an actor.
04:02 But she is a musician and a composer.
04:04 As Alia, I love both equally.
04:06 It would be like choosing between children, you know.
04:08 I really can't.
04:10 I get this question every time.
04:12 I hate it.
04:12 I can't answer.
04:13 Because I am as much a musician as I am an actor.
04:16 And I think they are both so related.
04:18 It's not like one is engineering and one is acting.
04:23 It's like music and acting are the same.
04:24 It's like one and the same.
04:26 Both are artists.
04:27 And I would pick both.
04:30 I can't.
04:31 Okay.
04:31 When you prepared for your character, how was that process?
04:34 So, preparation, it wasn't a very long preparation.
04:38 Because I think we were selected like a month before we started shooting.
04:41 It was not a very long period of time.
04:44 And I think we ended up doing a screen...
04:49 We did a script reading before our first schedule.
04:52 And we had a lot of action sequences.
04:54 So, we had five to six days of training for those action sequences before the schedule.
05:00 So, that was majorly it, I think.
05:02 And the other way of preparing for it, in a way, was also us all bonding together.
05:07 And becoming best friends, all six of us first.
05:10 And then obviously meeting Shah Rukh sir and getting comfortable with him as well.
05:13 So, yeah.
05:14 So, it was more like, as an overall process.
05:18 Action preparation was a big thing because all of us had to fight.
05:21 And, you know, like, we had to know the basics of, you know, guns and stuff.
05:25 Because it's quite dangerous in an action film.
05:27 There's no room for error.
05:28 There's no room for...
05:28 "Okay, if someone gets shot by mistake, you can't, you know.
05:32 That's not casual."
05:34 So, we had really good stunts teams.
05:36 And they taught us not just about safety but everything from, like, basics of hand-to-hand
05:42 to jumps.
05:42 And so, we did a lot of stunt training for the film.
05:45 And then, personally, I'm sure, like, Lehru ki character ke liye, she had a lot of, like,
05:49 connect to the character.
05:51 I also connected to my character even though I didn't have a backstory.
05:53 I wrote my own backstory to kind of...
05:55 to know what I was fighting for on screen.
05:58 Because I didn't just want to be like, "Yeah, I'm here and I'm fighting for some reason.
06:01 Some bad thing happened to me."
06:02 I wanted to know why I was in this jail.
06:04 Why I'm with these girls.
06:06 And so, I did my own background work.
06:09 Yeah, and also, I mentioned...
06:10 Ah, yeah.
06:11 Nice.
06:12 Brahmastra actually helped me a little.
06:14 Because, you know, I learnt MMA and I did a lot of physical training for Raveena's character
06:19 in Brahmastra.
06:20 So, that became sort of a base for me for Jawaan.
06:23 For action, especially.
06:24 Aapke saath hai kya sahi hai na?
06:27 Ek mein Brahmastra mein Amitabh sir hai.
06:29 Pir ismein SRK.
06:30 So, what's working with Amitabh sir, especially?
06:32 It was...
06:34 I don't know.
06:35 Main na, I always put it like, you know, it's the best way to enter this industry is
06:42 by touching Amitabh sir's feet and getting into it.
06:44 And I got to do that.
06:45 And I got to do that.
06:47 So, literally, when the first time I met him, I directly...
06:51 That was the first time I directly went to him and mein seeda unke pehar chhute hai.
06:54 And, you know, even though he was like, "Ladkiya pehari chhute hai."
06:57 I was like, "No, sir.
06:57 Abhi, let me...
06:59 Like, what more do I want as an actor by, you know, starting like this?"
07:04 And it's fun to watch, like, to work with him.
07:06 And unke saath shurvaad kahi, not to sound like I'm bragging anything.
07:11 Bragging?
07:12 No, no, I don't mind.
07:13 Hinde mein toh iske work kya hai?
07:14 But she's worked with.
07:15 But unke saath kaam kiya.
07:16 And peh Ranveer was also there, part of, you know, Brahmastra.
07:20 And now, Shalok sir.
07:21 So, it's going well.
07:23 How was your first meeting with SRK?
07:25 That's what...
07:26 It was awesome.
07:27 Like, let's change this, haan.
07:28 Yeh sabko hi first meeting kuch hain.
07:30 How was the last meeting?
07:31 Like, jab movie pooha kata hoonga.
07:33 That's a great question.
07:33 Sabhi first meeting kuch hai.
07:34 Kisi aaj pe last meeting ke baad.
07:36 The last kaisa ra?
07:37 Last meeting unhe...
07:38 Kahaan dekha tha?
07:40 I mean, if...
07:41 If shooting is one of the last things.
07:43 Shooting mein ki life mein?
07:44 Aani, ek shooting mein, ek life mein.
07:46 The shooting was last year of...
07:48 Not Ramya Vastaveda.
07:50 Haan, not Ramya Vastaveda was the last shot.
07:52 It was very sad.
07:53 It was very sad.
07:54 Aur pata hai wo last shot kya tha?
07:56 Jo humne, hum sabka rap thing.
07:58 Ki pehle shot tha.
07:58 Was the one of...
07:59 In the YouTube version of the old YouTube...
08:02 Film se pehle jo YouTube version aayi thi of Ramya Vastaveda.
08:05 Not Ramya Vastaveda.
08:06 But you know, in the end we were all walking on white.
08:08 Humare silhouettes dikh rahe hain.
08:10 And we were walking and I said,
08:10 "Chit-chim, we all pick our guns up."
08:12 Wo humaar last shot tha.
08:14 Aur wo unplanned shot tha.
08:15 Toh I think, after shooting the song,
08:17 hum sabko laga ki humaar pack up ho gaya hai for the film.
08:20 But then, so I was like,
08:21 "Get them some white clothes."
08:23 Toh bhi ka white clothes kisli?
08:24 Gaana toh ho gaya hai.
08:25 Means what's gonna happen?
08:27 So the costume team was hustling last minute.
08:28 We all got our little white outfits.
08:30 Guns gayi gaye.
08:31 And we just shot that last scene.
08:32 And then it was back up for all six girls.
08:34 And I think, not twelve.
08:36 But all six girls at the same time.
08:37 But that was the last moment I think.
08:39 Like, shoot-wise.
08:41 So obviously it was very sad.
08:42 In a way that we were like...
08:44 Like somewhere or the other we all realised that,
08:46 for the first time, that oh shit, we won't be...
08:48 Toh saanon ka supper is ending in one moment.
08:49 That we won't be meeting again.
08:51 Or having this thing again.
08:53 But then we met Sharksville quite a bit after that.
08:57 At the screening we met him at Mannat.
08:59 We met him at Yashra.
09:01 Yes, press conference.
09:02 Press conference recently that happened.
09:04 So we milte jayate hain.
09:06 The thing is na, aftermook.
09:08 Abhi Shahrukh sir toh idham friend ho gaye.
09:10 Badi spasinda hai. Mulao me unhe.
09:12 Nahi, nahi, nahi.
09:14 Nahi?
09:16 Nahi, nahi, nahi.
09:18 Aapne naag khaatne dekhne.
09:20 Isliye nahi ki, like, unke saamne confidence pura loose ho jayega.
09:22 Like, I am a big fan.
09:24 Main ek baar ke liye...
09:26 Nahi hoga.
09:28 That's the thing about him.
09:30 The way he'll come and meet you and hug you.
09:32 He'll make you feel nahi comfortable.
09:34 That's why he's the...
09:36 I think we all had that moment with him for the first time.
09:38 One day...
09:40 Aapne toh naag kaha.
09:42 Nahi, nahi, nahi. Aisa nahi.
09:44 Aaj hi ho jata ho.
09:46 Kalia can call him today itself.
09:48 So I think...
09:50 Yeh toh hogaya wrap up ke baad jab last time.
09:52 But what...
09:54 Releasing?
09:56 Releasing bhi baat alag hai.
09:58 Jab sir me dekhi, sir ka saath jab aapki pehli baat hui,
10:00 what was the reaction?
10:02 Humne saath mein dekhi, releasing pe.
10:04 I think Sir ne already usse
10:06 pehli bahut baad dekh chuke.
10:08 Errors.
10:10 But I think the one thing that he was looking forward to
10:12 was to know ki aap log kaisi lagi.
10:14 Like, what did you feel?
10:16 Because we were watching it for the first time.
10:18 So...
10:20 Hum log toh CTVD leke bhaja rahe the.
10:22 Yashraj bhi humne CTM mili.
10:24 So they gave us actual whistles.
10:26 So we wouldn't have to gara-kharab nahi karna bharta.
10:28 By streaming so much for us.
10:30 Nahi, we still did it.
10:32 We streamed Hand Mein Bajao CT.
10:34 The CTs were really loud. You all lost our hearing.
10:36 And working with Vijay Sethupathi sir.
10:38 He is...
10:40 Iconic.
10:42 He is...
10:44 So, we didn't get to work with him
10:46 face to face as you see in the film itself.
10:48 And it's not too much of that.
10:50 So we were more like these observers
10:52 and audience on set when he was working.
10:54 Especially if I speak on my behalf.
10:56 I was just watching him.
10:58 And he is a phenomenal actor.
11:00 I will always say that.
11:02 I am a huge fan when I watched his film called Super Deluxe.
11:06 Since then I have been always holding on to
11:08 one day I want to work with him.
11:10 And the day we got to know
11:12 we were already shooting for Jawaan.
11:14 And one day Adil sir came and he told us
11:16 that Vijay sir is doing Kali's character.
11:18 And we were like, what?
11:20 I was like, oh my god, this is happening to me soon.
11:22 And then you know when you meet him
11:24 he is the most sweetest
11:26 and the most quiet
11:28 and the most shy person.
11:30 Very, very shy person.
11:32 But the moment you see him as Kali
11:34 he transforms. It's insane.
11:36 He is like a...
11:38 Just one of those rare talents that
11:40 I don't know.
11:42 It's mesmerizing to watch him.
11:44 There was this one scene that him and Shahrukh sir
11:46 did together in the jail.
11:48 I don't want to spoil it but
11:50 I have given so many spoilers.
11:52 But I won't say anymore.
11:54 But that jail scene, you know
11:56 when it's...
11:58 We got it.
12:00 And so we spoiled it.
12:02 It was just a long scene.
12:04 A really long scene of like 4-5 minutes
12:06 that we had. And it was really intense.
12:08 Shahrukh sir answering back and then he was...
12:10 It was a really intense scene.
12:12 And I remember there were like
12:14 all the girls in the jail and all of us
12:16 who were also there and the crew cast.
12:18 Everyone started clapping after the scene.
12:20 Usually it doesn't happen on set because you know
12:22 you finish a scene, you move on to the next. It's very professional.
12:24 But there was such an electricity in the air
12:26 when they had that scene together. And I think
12:28 Shahrukh sir is such a big personality
12:30 and such a big
12:32 presence on screen that you needed
12:34 someone who could match it and
12:36 who could be a good foil for him. So to see
12:38 both of them act was like chills
12:40 for all of us I think.
12:42 It was really inspiring. I think as an actor
12:44 just watching him and learning from him
12:46 was something that was definitely
12:48 we took away.
12:50 And working with Atlee sir, that is
12:52 like a different thing.
12:54 After one shot, what will you say?
12:56 What is going to happen?
12:58 I think working with Atlee sir
13:00 was a new experience.
13:02 It was a very new experience in a way
13:04 that he has a very different sort of way of
13:06 working. And the most amazing
13:08 thing about Atlee sir is that he is the most
13:10 confident person about what he has written
13:12 and what he is directing. And that confidence
13:14 is something that travels. And it travels
13:16 even in the actors. That suddenly you are like
13:18 okay we know what we are doing.
13:20 And in the end of the day
13:22 whenever we are shooting with him
13:24 you will, at least we will be
13:26 all over the place. Because in Jawaan, it's
13:28 about a lot of things. It's not just one simple
13:30 story. It's a lot of things
13:32 happening. This is also happening, that is also happening
13:34 this is also happening. So we knew all the
13:36 bits and parts of the film. But how it's going to
13:38 come together was something that only he knew.
13:40 He is a visionary. So he saw it in his head
13:42 long before all of us saw it on screens.
13:44 And that's why even Shahrukh
13:46 sir once told us I think that
13:48 he takes very specific shots of
13:50 a hand tapping on a
13:52 table. Or a drop of
13:54 blood falling onto the ground in slow motion.
13:56 And so Shahrukh sir is like, sometimes
13:58 I don't understand why but I trust his vision
14:00 and I know that there is a reason.
14:02 Then when you watch it all together and you see the fast cuts
14:04 and you see how much energy it adds
14:06 only then can I think you fully understand
14:08 his genius and how he saw it
14:10 before when all of us were
14:12 just focusing on our little part of the movie
14:14 he was seeing the whole big picture.
14:16 And as a director
14:18 he was definitely like this
14:20 and also as a person I feel like
14:22 that I was just very very
14:24 touched by his
14:26 very little efforts. But smallest
14:28 of the things he would take care of. And I
14:30 have seen him really like taking care of
14:32 all the actors on set. Especially you know
14:34 like there are like
14:36 a lot of background actors. Like when there are like
14:38 600-700 people on set
14:40 he would always make sure that they are not standing
14:42 for no reason. They are not going through
14:44 anything. He would just be very
14:46 caring. So that is a very very
14:48 sweet side that he has.
14:50 And at the same time very stylistic director
14:52 as he is. So it was a fun
14:54 shoot. I would love to work with him.
14:56 There are two things trending on internet.
14:58 The first one is
15:00 Jawan 2.
15:02 And the second one is Jawan 3.
15:04 No. The second one is
15:06 Jawan is going for Oscar.
15:08 Oh yeah. Is it?
15:10 I found out yesterday. I didn't know.
15:12 When he was in college.
15:14 Is it?
15:16 I heard it.
15:18 Someone told me in the interview.
15:20 I think he is
15:22 sending it. I think it's a good
15:24 Oscar entry. People like
15:26 Tara also. Why not?
15:28 And when is Jawan 2 happening?
15:30 Well, even we don't know.
15:32 Jawan 1
15:34 just got released.
15:36 Let us just enjoy. This is Jawan 1.
15:38 42. We have been working
15:40 on this for 2 years. And now we are finally enjoying it.
15:42 Jawan is like you can book any
15:44 show anytime. You just don't get a seat.
15:46 Exactly. Enjoy this.
15:48 I am still enjoying it.
15:50 But I feel like Jawan 2, if it
15:52 ever happens, then I think it's
15:54 Atleast A's call. Atleast A
15:56 doesn't normally make sequels
15:58 to his films. He has said this many times.
16:00 I don't do sequels to my films.
16:02 So maybe it's the first time. Obviously he has never made
16:04 history like this before.
16:06 But you never know.
16:08 So
16:10 I will say each word.
16:12 So related to that, I will tell you one thing.
16:14 Take the characters. Actors
16:16 only. Okay.
16:18 But one word. One word.
16:20 Not too long.
16:22 First one is Priya Mani.
16:26 Intelligent.
16:28 Strong.
16:32 Nayan Tara.
16:34 Strong. Oh damn.
16:36 Okay.
16:38 Nayan Tara.
16:40 What's the word?
16:42 I can't.
16:44 She has very clear.
16:46 Too many words. Okay I will say
16:48 Iconic.
16:50 Then
16:52 Sanjita.
16:54 Vibrant.
16:56 Just my heart.
17:00 Completely techy.
17:02 She is not a techy person.
17:04 Can I just say
17:06 she recently bought a laptop.
17:08 In these past few years. She didn't even have a computer before.
17:10 I don't know how she was
17:12 doing this. All of that stuff.
17:14 She is just a very good actor.
17:16 She is the most technologically
17:18 challenged person of all six of us.
17:20 She is probably the worst.
17:22 She has been with her phone only for the past
17:24 10 years or something. She has not changed it.
17:26 Vijay Siddharthpati sir.
17:28 Shy.
17:30 Genius.
17:32 SRK sir.
17:34 Don't say genius.
17:36 All heart.
17:40 Lover.
17:44 So one more important thing.
17:46 This is especially from you Alia.
17:48 Movie is done. Rest as an artist.
17:50 Where can we listen to your songs?
17:52 You can listen to my songs under the
17:54 moniker Jhali. My artist name
17:56 is Jhali.
17:58 Passionate Jhali.
18:00 You can listen to my songs on YouTube.
18:02 Spotify, Apple Music, Jio Sawant.
18:04 All streaming platforms. I have actually
18:06 released a lot of songs. So please if you are interested
18:08 in music. Thank you
18:10 Alia Qureshi.
18:12 And Lehal for your time.
18:14 Thank you so much.
18:16 I wish you keep showing more
18:18 of your youth.
18:20 Keep going.
18:22 Next video.
18:24 For 20 years.
18:26 Thank you.
18:28 Thank you so much.
18:30 Spot boy.
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