This is how Sonam Kapoor prepared for her role in ‘Blind’

New Delhi: A different avatar of the actor will be seen in Sonam Kapoor’s comeback film ‘Blind’.

In the film, Sonam plays the role of a visually impaired police officer who is on a mission to track down a serial killer. Directed by Shome Makhija, ‘Blind’ is the Hindi remake of the 2011 Korean crime thriller of the same name, directed by Ahn Sang-hoon. It also stars Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak, Lillete Dubey and Shubham Saraf.

Talking about the hard work and preparation that Sonam put in for the film, Shome Makhija said, “To get the nuances of a visually impaired person right, Sonam and I consulted two visually impaired trainers – James Goldsworthy and Nadia Turnbull Did, who train people.” How to acclimatize yourself to being visually impaired. We discussed the entire script with him, down to every scene, to get his perspective on how realistic the character portrayal was. He provided a lot of insight into his life and daily routine, which we tried to incorporate into the film.”

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She further added, “On the shoot, before each scene, Sonam rehearsed with her eyes closed to better understand how it would feel to watch those scenes as a visually impaired person. Also, we decided to use the lenses.” decided to.” He limited his vision somewhat to allow us to make the performance more authentic. It wasn’t easy, and wasn’t the most comfortable either and I even offered to go ahead without the lens, but Sonam was committed to the process and shot every scene. Lens.”

‘Blind’ will release on July 7 on Jio Cinema.

The film marks Sonam’s return to the acting world after a long gap. She was on maternity break. She is currently holidaying in London with her husband Anand Ahuja and son Vayu.