Exclusive: Kanika Dhillon Reveals Inspiration Behind Unique Female Characters: “I Am Surrounded By Amazing Women…”
Here's what Kanika Dhillon said about her inspiration behind writing great female characters.
Nowadays, a female character is no longer an eye candy in a film. And thanks to writers like Kanika Dhillon who have continued to write such strong and twisted female protagonists. One of her most loved characters is Rani Kashyap (Taapsee Pannu) from Hasseen Dillruba. A new sequel to the film Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba is soon going to be released on Netflix. In an exclusive with the writer and co-producer Kanika Dhillon, we tried to understand her process of writing such unique female characters. Read for more.
Kanika Dhillon: “I have only seen fun, unique women around me”
In an exclusive interview with Hauterrfly, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba writer and producer Kanika Dhillon spoke about the inspiration behind her unique female characters. She said, “I think I have only seen fun, amazing and unique women around me. And you write who you are, what you see and what your experiences or you also write who you want to be sometimes. Given that I gravitate towards a certain personality type, a certain character trait, and things that I idolise, so my characters end up shaping into those moulds. So I guess that what’s it could be.”
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On the work front, Kanika Dhillon has also written for films like Guilty, Dunki and Kedarnath among others. During the interview, Kanika Dhillon also spoke about Taapsee Pannu as an actor and her experience of working with 5 films.
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Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba stars Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey and Sunny Kaushal. The film is all set to release on Netflix on August 9 and we can’t wait to see how the story of Rani and Rishu unfolds.
First Published: August 08, 2024 6:31 PM
