Tamil → English transcript

One day before the shoot…

Obviously that day was really busy because there were some things that I had to learn for the character…

And I was under the blanket, Mom had already gone to sleep.

Oh no.

So when I was looking at the looks, suddenly I got this kind of strange feeling…

Like my eyes should open and I should look outside the bed, I got this strong feeling.

So I just looked, and I could see something.

But when we suddenly see it, we do not know, right? Like we will not guess that it is some spirit.

We will think, okay, our eyes are just playing tricks on us.

So I rubbed my eyes, massaged them and all, and when I looked again there was something.

It was just standing there?

It was just standing there, the room was completely dark anyway.

Did you turn on the light or not?

After that, what I did is…

I just told Mom, because the switchboard was on her side. I just told her to turn on the light.

Because I couldn't believe that something is there and I'm getting a very strong feeling.

I am very sensitive to those kinds of energies.

Did the room number end with something like 13?

No, no, nothing like that. But I anyway will not stay in those kinds of rooms.

You will not take them?

A little bit superstitious.

So when she switched on the switchboard, there was a “dup” kind of sound.

And Mom and I looked at each other. She knew I was scared.

But in our house, I am the slightly brave one. If Mom wants to go to the kitchen, I will go with her.

Like security for Mom.

For Mom…

She is feeling scared.

So if she knows I am scared, then there is something wrong.

Because all these vibes, it really affects me.

So after we heard that sound, Mom and I looked at each other, we started freaking out.

I played the Hanuman Chalisa, and Mom fell asleep.

It was all Jai Hanuman.

Yeah, I listened to it like ten times, and finally I started sleeping.

When I woke up in the morning, I was just stunned, like what happened?

But in this movie, the character is also like that. Is it like this ghost came to help me with method acting...

Like some ghost came and gave me free training and left?

If I came and told you that, you would not believe it, right?

Yes.

Forget you, even I myself did not believe it at first when I was doing the character.

Then I started researching about it, and then I was like, okay, maybe this is a real thing.

After I experienced it, I just couldn’t forget it. Like, till today, it’s a very strange experience that happened.

But it helped me so much with the character.

See, that’s what really…

So touchwood, I’m thankful.

Actually, Nalan sir…