Actors Hrithik Roshan and Ryan Gosling gave fans an unexpected cultural crossover moment last month. The two connected for a virtual conversation ahead of Ryan’s Hollywood film Project Hail Mary’s release in India. While Ryan opened up about his alien co-star Rocky, Hrithik remembered his sci-fi film Koi Mil Gaya (2003) and his onscreen bestie Jadoo, an extraterrestrial being. Ryan’s co-actor Priya Kansara, who was the voice of Mary in Project Hail Mary, has now shared her love for Hrithik, his film and Jadoo with us. “Koi Mil Gaya is a classic, like Jadoo… We used to sing ‘Jadoo Jadoo’ when we were little. There’s only a few movies in the world that have wonderful aliens, right? E.T. (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), Koi Mil Gaya and Project Hail Mary. It’s a very niche amount of films that we can rely on. Also, I’m a big Hrithik Roshan fan as well. I’ve watched so many of his movies growing up. Ryan and Hrithik’s video was really cool, like two worlds colliding.”
When asked if she would like to share the screen with Hrithik some day, an excited Priya replies, “Oh my God, please. Somebody make that happen. I would be so down for that.” Priya goes on to name Hrithik, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aamir Khan as her favourites, giving a special mention to Aamir’s Lagaan (2001) and 3 Idiots (2009). Sharing her possible Bollywood plans, the British actor says, “Yeah, never say never. I grew up watching Bollywood movies and they have a very special place for me. So if the right story or the right people came along and something was on the horizon, then who knows? We’ll see.”
Sharing her experience of working with Ryan, Priya says, “Oh, Ryan Gosling is awesome. I was nervous because he’s a brilliant actor, so you feel a bit of imposter syndrome, like, ‘Is he going to realise that I’m useless and I can’t do this job or support him?’ But he was so warm and open. I learned a lot working with him.” Talking about how Ryan was on set, Priya reveals, “He is very focused. Ryland’s a funny character, a bit dorky, and Ryan exemplifies that. I appreciated how calm, collected and kind he is all the time. There were some really stressful days on set when there’s so much to shoot, he’s in a wire because he’s doing zero gravity and 15 people are telling him different things. But Ryan never gets overwhelmed, at least not visibly.”
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