EXCLUSIVE: Husne Shabnam on dialect-coaching Amitabh Bachchan: “He told me, ‘Devi ji, aap MAALIK ho. Aap jo bologi, hum wahi karenge’!”; reveals, “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani had a lot of Bengali, which we modified during the edit”
The recently released Lust Stories 3 has been appreciated, particularly its final segment, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth. The scenes featuring Aditi’s character interacting with her students have especially won hearts. One of the actors playing a student is Husne Shabnam, who has carved an interesting space for herself in the industry, not just as an actor but also as a dialect coach. Husne worked as a dialect coach on Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023), acted in Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper and served as both an actor and dialect coach on Karisma Kapoor’s web series Brown. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Husne Shabnam opened up about working with megastar Amitabh Bachchan on an upcoming advertisement, her experience with Karisma Kapoor in Brown and a lot more.
Husne Shabnam said, “It is among the best memories of my life. When I learned that I was going to coach Amitabh sir, I knew that he is very punctual. So, I reached well before time. I was scared and thought that I wouldn’t be able to speak at all. After all, he is Amitabh Bachchan! But he told me, ‘Devi ji, aap maalik ho. Aap jo bologi, hum wahi karenge’! That’s how he broke the ice.”
Husne continued, “There were three more dialect coaches for different languages. We all had lunch with him. He asked us about our lives and backgrounds. Hence, it was a lovely day. He asked me, ‘Aapko pata hai na ki main Bengal ka jamai babu hoon?’! I smiled and said, ‘Yes sir, I know’.” When asked about the details of the advertisement, she simply said, “It’s a national ad campaign.”
Husne also had a lovely experience coaching Karisma Kapoor in Brown. She stated, “She’s a sweetheart. You won’t feel that she is Karisma Kapoor at all. She’ll treat you lovingly, like a family member. The common factor between Karisma ma’am and Shabana Azmi ji was that they would both ask everyone, ‘Khana khaya?’ (smiles).”
Future plans
Husne Shabnam revealed, “As an actor, I am giving auditions. One project, Broken Souls, may get released in a few months. It’s a Hindi series which also stars Saurabh Sachdeva. And as a dialect coach, I am working with a renowned director. I can’t take the name, but I assure you that you’ll be amazed!”
She further said, “We get projects which are national and Hindi-oriented. Hence, we don’t want to force too much Bengali into them. Otherwise, people may not be able to understand. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani had a lot of Bengali, which we modified during the edit session. The same happened when I worked with Inaamulhaq in Pippa (2023).”
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