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Son Of Sardaar 2: How Mrunal Thakur's Rabia celebrates the traditional Hindi film heroine on celluloid
The Son Of Sardaar 2 trailer shows that the story has shifted to the U.K. from Punjab. It's the cultural equivalent of Yamla Pagla Deewana that did the same with ghastly results. Mrunal Thakur has joined the eccentric ensemble this time. Thakur left a solid impression right in her debut Love Sonia. She then made choices like Batla House, Dhamaka, Super 30, Hi Nanna, and the exquisite Sita Ramam. Her participation in this Ajay Devgn comedy is a shift for the actress and an attempt to try her hands in farce. Thakur plays the character of Rabia as seen in the trailer.
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The impression of a good actor can be how effortlessly he or she can dive into any world or genre. Mrunal Thakur's screen presence has always been lively and luminous. And in this sequel to the 2012 comedy, her electric and sparkling persona should definitely add more madness to the already chaotic comedy.
As a Punjabi girl, Rabia, Mrunal Thakur makes your heart smile! She creates a soft balance of strength, style, Punjabi energy, and the femininity charm and blends it all with her appeal, ensuring that she reaches the audiences thoroughly. From pulling off the Punjabi diction to learning dhol, giving spot-on expressions, ensuring that her dialogues land, and establishing a natural chemistry with Ajay Devgn, Mrunal Thakur solidifies herself as the ultimate traditional heroine that the audiences have been longing to watch!
Son of Sardaar 2. The recently released trailer offers a glimpse of her character, Rabia seen delivering lively Punjabi dialogues and dancing to the infectious beats of the dhol. At the trailer launch event, Mrunal spoke candidly about the challenges of playing a Punjabi character and shared her experience of shooting for the film.
Highlighting the importance of delivering impactful dialogues in a comedy, she said, 'Comedy is also about give and take you just react to what the other person is saying. Sometimes, you get so engrossed in delivering the line, but there are a lot of improvisations, so you just have to go with the flow. That's what I learned from everyone you have to be present, and the line needs to land. If the line doesn't land, there's no point.'
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On stepping into a Punjabi character, she added, 'For me, it was slightly difficult to act, dance, and groove to the beats of the dhol hats off to all those who play it! The Punjabi accent was a bit tough too, but everyone helped me through it. Overall, I had so much fun while shooting. Interestingly, I even learned some French in Punjabi! If you watch the trailer, you'll see Rabia has her own shades. Being a Maharashtrian, it was quite challenging to play a Punjabi role. Par, sound bolte hi hum sab form mein aa jaate the.'
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