The 'Slumdog Millionaire' star is at the Toronto Film Festival for the world premiere of 'Thank You For Coming,' which he stars in alongside Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila, and Shibani Bedi.
Kapoor pointed to the mix of feel-good emotions and social commentary in classic Charlie Chaplin films as a model forwhich stars Bhumi Pednekar as Kanika Kapoor, a food blogger who has never had an orgasm, until one night after which she needs to find out who got her there.
“Charlie Chaplin made you smile and then you got a lump in your throat towards the end of the movie, and there’s music and his films said something when you left the theater,” Kapoor recalled.also stars Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila and Shibani Bedi, who were at Roy Thomson Hall on Saturday night to launch the Bollywood comedy-drama and thrill local fans in Toronto.
Boolani’s film tackles themes of female friendship, single women risking shame and criticism for wanting to remain unmarried and independent, and the pursuit of sex and pleasure by modern-day single women. Kapoor also pointed out Bollywood needs to make more movies by and for women that will connect with international audiences.
“I’ve done a lot of films that were led by women, and I was a supporting actor, and I just liked the stories,” he argued. Kapoor rememberedwhich won the People’s Choice Award at Toronto in 2008 on its way to Oscar glory, having a British director in Danny Boyle, but otherwise was the product of Bollywood talent, including screenwriter Vikas Swarup.
“The stem of the story and all the actors were brown people and Indians,” he said. “[Bollywood] stories have always been there, but now with the digital age and the recognition we’re getting at festivals and the opportunities, the filmmakers and actors and storytellers are more encouraged to make stories that will reach out to the world.”
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