Karisma Kapoor says Brown convinced her to return to long-form projects
Karisma Kapoor revealed that she initially rejected Brown due to the long shooting schedule, but changed her mind after reading the script and discovering the many layers of her character Rita Brown.
Actress Karisma Kapoor has revealed that she almost died brown Even before hearing the story. However, Rita Brown’s layered and emotionally complex character ultimately convinced her to return to a long-form project, a commitment she was initially not sure she wanted to take.
had an exclusive conversation with India TodayKarishma opened up about what attracted her to the role and the emotional challenges of playing Rita Brown. He also shared that he believes audiences today are increasingly connecting with complex, gray characters.
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Karisma Kapoor on Rita Brown
When considering the role, Karisma said she was immediately attracted to Rita Brown’s complexity.
She said, “I think I really enjoyed playing Rita Brown. She has a lot of layers to her. She’s very burdened. It’s not just trauma; there are a lot of layers to it. It was very different to portray her character, and I think that’s why I ultimately went back to the set. The team really inspired me to get into it.”
Interestingly, the actress revealed that she had turned down the project even before she heard about the character.
“At first I refused brown. I don’t work much. It wasn’t about character. I had not even heard of this character. I was like, ‘Oh my God, should I go to Kolkata for 50 days? I don’t think I want to do that. It’s a series, a huge commitment. I think doing OTT is also difficult. It’s not like a movie. On an OTT set, it is very different as there are scenes from different episodes. But once I heard the script, I thought, ‘This is something I have to do,'” she said.
Kapoor on portraying intense characters
Karisma also opened up about the emotional burden that comes with playing intense characters and admitted that Rita Brown stuck with her even after the pack-up.
“Definitely, when you play such an emotional character, it hits home with you. You’re putting your heart and soul into it. You need to feel that emotion of the character. Rita is an alcoholic, she’s a chain smoker, and she’s dealing with a lot of things in her life. So it definitely hits home,” she said.
The actor said this is not the first time that a role has followed him beyond the sets.
“Even in the past, with films like Zubaida And PowerYou take it home. You take that character home every day because you’re thinking about him. You’re thinking about what you’re going to do on set the next day. So definitely,” she said.
‘Flawed characters are becoming more human’
Discussing the growing popularity of flawed heroes in contemporary storytelling, Karishma said that she sees such characters as a reflection of real life rather than flaws.
She said, “If I may say so, I also have a different opinion about the flawed character. I would say that they are becoming more human. After all we are human beings. We all have emotions.”
The actor further added, “So instead of putting them in a cookie-cutter mold where a heroine should be like this and a hero should be like this, and a villain should be like this, there’s no black and white anymore. They’re grey. They become more human, more real. We’re now seeing the real side of these characters more often.”
brownStarring Karisma Kapoor, Jisshu Sengupta and Surya Sharma, it is set to release on June 5 on ZEE5.