Sahher Bamba shared exclusively how Aryan Khan stood out as a director on the set of The Ba**ds of Bollywood. Since the show’s release on Netflix, both the cast and crew have been showered with love from viewers. Sahher, who portrayed Karishma Talvar in the series, opened up to Pinkvilla about her memorable experience working with Aryan Khan, recalling how unique her audition with him had been. Bamba shared that this was her first professional encounter with Aryan, although they had exchanged a few chats earlier.
She mentioned: “Sabse pahle to unhone bahut hi comfortable feel karaya. Main unko ek professional space mein pehli baar mil rahi thi, usse pahle main socially mili hu ek do baar. To mujhe yaad hai mujhe starting se kahani batayi, brief mein, obviously climax chhod ke. Characters ko itne ache se itne passionately unhone explain kiya aur main yehi soch rahi thi ki abhi mere baad aur bhi auditions hain toh itne passionately ek-ek jane ko unhone bataya hoga story ke baare mein, kirdaar ke baare mein.”
(First of all, he made me feel very comfortable. I was meeting him for the first time in a professional space; before that, I had met him socially a couple of times. So, I remember he told me the story briefly from the beginning, obviously leaving out the climax. He explained the characters so thoroughly and passionately, and I was thinking that there are still more auditions after me, so he must have told every person so passionately about the story and the character.)
The actress also mentioned that “Mujhe bahut dilchasp lage wo insan, and I was very excited ki agar mujhe mil jata hai Karishma Talvar ka kirdaar to bahut maja aayga inke saath kaam karke. Wo audition bhi bahut lamba chala and baad me itne sweetly mujhe lift tak chhodne aaye, bye bola, toh actually mujhe realise hua ki insan bhi bahut ache hai wo.”
(I found him very interesting and was very excited that if I got the role of Karishma Talwar, it would be a lot of fun working with him. He came so sweetly to drop me off at the lift and say goodbye, that’s when I actually realized how nice this guy is.)
Sahher Bamba says how different Aryan Khan is on the sets
The actress also spoke about the contrast between Aryan Khan as a director and as an individual. She described him as a “hard taskmaster” who insists on retakes until he achieves the perfect shot. “They are the same, but Aryan Khan – The Director obviously bahut hi hard taskmaster hain, kyunki unka jo vision hai, unko waisa hi chahiye. Phir chahe uske liye 10 takes lage, 20 takes lage. Not just with us, wo senior actors ke saath bhi retakes karte the,” Sahher stated.
(Aryan Khan – The director is obviously a very hard taskmaster, because he wants his vision exactly as it is. Whether it takes 10 takes or 20 takes, it’s not just with us; he used to do retakes with senior actors as well.)
The young actress also described Aryan as being just as chivalrous as Shah Rukh Khan. “As a person, I’m yet to meet somebody like him in my generation, kitne chivalrous hain exactly like SRK sir, bahut hi tameej wale hain, bahut respect dete hai har kisi ko on-set, off-set. Unka bahut hi ek mischievous side bhi h to wo jokes bhi crack karte the aur sabko hasaate bhi the,” concluded Bamba. (As a person, I’m yet to meet somebody like him in my generation. He is chivalrous, exactly like SRK sir. He is very well-mannered and respects everyone on and off-set. He also has a very mischievous side, so he would crack jokes and make everyone laugh.)