“I did not expect this." - Mouni Roy on audience reaction to her 'Brahmastra' role
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,October 15 2022]
Actress Mouni Roy was last seen in Ayan Mukerji's fantasy drama 'Brahmastra' in which she played the role of main antagonist Junoon. In a film starring actors like Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and Nagarjuna, Mouni managed to stand out with her amazing performance as the sinister villain. Although she has been receiving a lot of praises for her act, Mouni says that she didn't really expect her role to get so popular.
According to a recent report in ETimes, she stated, “I did not expect this reaction. Karan (Johar) Sir and Ayan (Mukerji, director) had already told me that I had a special role and that it will be a surprise package for people to see me in that avatar. As actors you can’t ever be 100 per cent sure about what you have done (in a film). There was always this doubt that people might find me outlandish in the garb. I did not know how my look and appearance in the film would resonate with people. But then the kind of reaction I got from my family, friends and viewers made me realise that people have loved to hate Junoon.”
Talking about what her family thought about 'Brahmastra', Mouni Roy said, I was nervous when I went to see the film with them because they all are quite outspoken that way. But then in the intermission itself I received a hug from them and they told me they liked what I did in the film. Brahmastra will always be one of the most special films and scripts that I have been a part of and I couldn’t have asked for more.”