Kubbra Sait: Being 바카라�Phara바카라� Is The Toughest Job That I Have Ever Done

How did 바카라�Foundation바카라� happen? 

Being honest to God, I got the 바카라�Foundation바카라� entirely on my merit and on the basis of the audition. There were about four to five rounds of auditions over a period of four months. And, as they say, the rest is history. I decided not to take anything for granted when it came to the craft. I think something as big as 바카라�Foundation바카라� happening to somebody, who began in a very humble space back in Bombay eleven years ago without knowing anybody, is nothing but a blessing. I remember connecting to people on Facebook for work. I feel I have come a very long way from there. Sometimes it바카라�s humbling. There were many who thought that I will not go this far and so when they say, 바카라�Achaa Tum Na Yeh Bhi Kaarlia바카라� (Okay, you have done this also), I find it pretty funny and interesting.  

Preparation for the role of 바카라�Phara바카라� and how different was the preparation technique there and here?

I really don바카라�t know what it takes to prepare for a role. But preparing for this particular role required me to do many things that were alien to me. To begin with the fact that the series was in English. When you reach there, you feel 바카라�why do I need to learn English all over again, of course I learnt it in school바카라�? But when you read the script, it바카라�s like, 바카라�Oh My Lord! I need a dictionary to follow the script.바카라�  So, that was one part of it. Then came the whole physical aspect of it where I have never thrown a punch in my life because I never needed to. But now I am playing this bad ass, who is just going about killing people, holding guns, shooting them and doing these roundhouse kicks and what not. A lot of physical preparation went into it and most importantly my posture became straight. And there was this other aspect of learning a whole new language and this is not a language for which you can rely on a dictionary. It is a language connected to this world and I think that kind of shook me in many ways. But at the same time, it was the greatest and most incredible experience of my life. Being 바카라�Phara바카라� is the hardest job that I have ever done.  

How would you describe 바카라�Phara바카라�?

바카라�Phara바카라� is obnoxiously good (laughs). Phara carries a lot of wounds, a lot of hurt, a lot of pain in her heart. In episode five there is this line, 바카라�Does it hurt any less losing your brother, losing your family? She says you know what? It does feel a little empty, but it does hurt a little less.바카라� But in reality, I do not agree with Phara and about how she is.  

Is 바카라�Phara바카라� very different from you? 

Absolutely, I am very different. I go hugging people and I am always laughing, making a fool of myself. But then here she is saying mean things and hurtful things all the time which is not me.  

How different was the casting process of 바카라�Foundation바카라�?

What I realised is that in India if I am auditioning as a village girl, they will ask me to come dressed up like a village girl. And if I ask them why, they say it allows us to see more. But what I loved about the audition process of the west was that they ask you to come in the simplest of simple clothes. They only want to see you and your face, the expression of your eyes. They even asked me to take off my nose pin. It was just Kubbra going like Kubbra for the audition and not Kubbra as the perceived character. It was like their job of perceiving and giving birth to the character. They wanted me to put in my effort as an actor and actor alone. In fact, when I went to Ireland for a screen test, that was the first time that they tried makeup on my face. So, I am still dumbfounded when people in India say dress up like the character you are playing when you are coming for the audition.  

Do you think India is lagging behind in the sci-fi space?

I would say, we are catching up. We have some great stories to tell. We may not have a sci-fi story to tell. But we have very simple stories and our simple stories are unique. For example, why do you think 바카라�Kota Factory바카라� did so well? It did well because it was close to everyone바카라�s hearts.