Hansal Mehta’s The Buckingham Murders, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, was released in September this year. Interestingly, the film’s release coincided with the actress marking 25 years in Indian cinema. Although Kapoor has portrayed several diverse characters in her career, Jasmeet Bhamra from The Buckingham Murders was quickly lauded as her “career-best performance” by viewers and critics alike.
Hansal Mehta feels this is just the beginning. In an exclusive conversation with News18 Showsha, Hansal Mehta said, “I’ve always felt that Kareena is a vastly underutilised actor. She’s a big star, but as an actor, I feel there’s a lot more.
There’s a huge reservoir that the world is yet to see. I feel this is the beginning and yes, when people say it’s a career-best performance — without sounding too vain — I also believe so.” How did Kareena Kapoor land the role of Jasmeet? According to Mehta, the actress had already decided to do the film.
“I signed the film in 2019 but had heard the story in 2018 when I was shooting Chhalaang. Aseem Arrora, the co-writer of Chhalaang, narrated the idea to me and then to Ekta Kapoor. Ekta then signed me for it.
In 2020, during the pandemic, Ekta organized a Zoom call between Kareena and me. Kareena had read a 10-15 page treatment of the film and had already decided to do it,” Mehta shared. Even before the film was released, the trailer was subjected to comparisons with Kate Winslet’s Mare of Easttown.
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