In an exclusive conversation with Filmfare, Kriti Sanon opened up about her recent role as Ally in Cocktail 2. Stepping into a franchise known for its iconic characters, she shared her process of stepping into a role that balances edginess with a free-spirited nature.
When asked which character from the original Cocktail (2012) she would have chosen to play (Diana Penty’s character or Deepika Padukone’s), Kriti expressed a clear preference for the latter. She said, “Veronica, definitely. Veronica had a lot of depth and damage. There was a whole arc and many layers to her character. It was a slightly edgier role for that time.”
For her own role of Ally in Cocktail 2, Kriti drew inspiration from the film’s director, Homi Adajania. She explained, “Homi Adajania. He’s obviously not completely Ally, but I could draw some kind of Ally from him because he has a cool personality. He has lived and travelled a lot. His mindset is extremely liberated and free. He’s non-judgmental and has all those characteristics that Ally also has.”
Kriti admitted that capturing Ally’s specific essence was a unique challenge. She said, “I remember telling him (Homi Adajania), ‘I don’t think I’m cool as a person.’ There’s no preparation that you can do for coolness. It’s a state of mind. There are some people who just walk into a room and they own it without trying. Ally is not someone who is trying to get attention. She’s just extremely unhinged. She’s someone who can just travel solo and make friends wherever she goes. She’s magnetic. Homi is also someone who has travelled a lot, who has had crazy incidents in his life and is just chill as a person. It took me a few days to get into her coolness and her chill persona.”
Addressing the inevitable comparisons to Deepika Padukone’s iconic performance in the original film, Kriti remained unfazed. She said, “No, I’m not, actually. Do I expect it? Yes, I do. It’s kind of obvious, as I’m doing a film which is a franchise to the film that she’s done before. The characters, somewhere, have a similar energy of being slightly disruptive, unhinged and free-spirited. But Ally and Veronica are so different and I’m glad that they’re different. Why would I play the same character that Deepika has already done? That doesn’t make sense. That’s what’s fresh about Cocktail 2. It’s a completely different story with completely different conflicts and different characters. Ally has her own personality even though it may seem like it’s coinciding somewhere. She’s a completely different person than Veronica.”
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