EXCLUSIVE: Kanikka Kapur recalls Aamir Khan’s reaction during Batwara 1947 audition: “Who’s this girl? She’s good, she’s good!”; reveals, “My grandfather still gets nightmares about Partition”
After making a mark in prominent films, web series and TV Shows, Kanikka Kapur is now all set to be seen in Batwara 1947, co-starring Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal and Karan Deol. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the period drama is produced by Aamir Khan. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Kanikka Kapur opened up about her memorable and hilarious first professional interaction with Aamir Khan during her Batwara 1947 audition, her family’s emotional connection with Partition and a lot more. Kanikka Kapur said, “I met Aamir sir during the premiere of Dono (2023). For Batwara 1947, I went through a series of auditions, and my second-last audition took place in his office. He wasn’t present initially. However, just as Raj sir (Rajkumar Santoshi) began my audition, Aamir sir walked in. Now, even when you’re performing a scene, from the corner of your eye, you do come to know ki koi chal ke aaya hai. So, I could see that he had entered and was observing us ...