Janhvi Kapoor talks about Good Luck Jerry's comparisons with Nayanthara's Kolamaavu Kokila | Exclusive
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Janhvi Kapoor's Good Luck Jerry is a Hindi remake of 2018 Nayanthara-starrer, Kolamaavu Kokila. Speaking to IndiaToday.in, Janhvi spoke to us about comparisons that her film might face, her mentors in the industry, and much more.
Janhvi Kapoor made her debut in the film industry with the 2018 film Dhadak. Ever since, she has worked on projects such as Gunjan Saxena, Ghost Stories, Roohi, and now, Good Luck Jerry. The film released on July 29, on Disney+ Hotstar. Janhvi, in conversation with IndiaToday.in, spoke about Good Luck Jerry, mentor Karan Johar and so much more.
Good Luck Jerry is the Hindi remake of Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, starring Nayanthara in the lead. In an exclusive chat with IndiaToday.in, Janhvi Kapoor revealed why she chose to be a part of a remake. "I loved Kolamavu Kokila, I thought it was such a fun film and I thought that Sidharth (Sengupta) my director's take on Kolamavu Kokila was so different and so exciting. I think that's exactly what I wanted to do at that point," said the actress.
Ask her the pros and cons of starring in a popular film remake, and Janhvi replied, "Pro is definitely that you know this film has worked. It has connected with people, so that security is there. The cons, I think is that a large number of audiences must have seen the film in that content and there will be comparisons, but I think that our intention with the film is to do a take on it because it's a fun story. It's a fun world and this is our take on it. If that story happened in a completely different environment, not in South India, in North India, then what would it be like?"
The character of Jerry is quite an emotionally draining one. Talking about the challenges she had to face during the shoot, the Roohi actress explained, "Actually, I watched the original film before the narration of Good Luck Jerry. I think that Jerry is on a roller-coaster journey in the film and it's a little high-octane in terms of she's going through a lot, always. So to be in that state, I think the emotional state was slightly draining."
She continued, "I think that she (Jerry) is finding herself a little bit during the course of the film. She has a certain opinion of the world at the start, she feels like, she needs to be a certain way, in society, 'thodi si dabbi hohi hain', and then she just has a screw it moment, her survival instinct kicks in. And you realize that 'oh! she's not really what she seemed,' which I think I kind of relate to that journey a little bit."