Kirti Kulhari recalls facing ‘big star-small star’ treatment during Pink promotions, notes, “The PR machinery happened for Taapsee Pannu because…”

Kirti Kulhari played a pivotal role in Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Pink. The courtroom drama directed by Shoojit Sircar garnered attention for strong performances and storyline. However, despite delivering a strong performance in the film, Kirti felt that she was sidelined during the promotions of the film. She also revealed the kind of PR machinery and big-small actor discrimination that happened during promotions.

Kirti Kulhari on PR machinery during Pink

Speaking with Fever FM, Kirti recalled how the hierarchy amongst actors affected her deeply. She said, “When Pink happened, for me, there was never a thought, ‘Who is big or small’ in terms of their status in the industry. I was like it is a story of three girls. That’s how I saw it. I came from a space where I believed ‘We are all actors. We are all together’. But Pink made me feel a lot of ‘big star-small star’ treatment. The people around you make you feel that way.”

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Kirti Kulhari also recalled her conversation with director Shoojit Sircar after the trailer was released. “I saw the trailer was mainly filled with Taapsee [Pannu] and Mr [Amitabh]  Bachchan. That was the first jhatka for me because I know what I have done in the film. Shoojit was like, ‘Don’t worry about it, let the film come out.’ I never do PR. I believe my work will eventually be seen. However, during the promotions, the PR machinery happened for Taapsee because she came after Mr Bachchan (in terms of hierarchy) in that film. Eventually, it became her film and she became the Pink girl in terms of positioning and I saw that happening in front of me. This was the first shocker for me because I couldn’t understand this.” Besides Kirti Kulhari, Taapsee Pannu and Amitabh Bachchan, Pink also featured Andrea Tariang and Angad Bedi in key roles.

On the work front, Kirti recently starred in Badass Ravi Kuamr co-starring Himesh Reshammiya. She also featured in Hissab Barabar ehich starrer Rashami Desai, Neil Nitin Mukesh and R Madhavan.

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