Before playing the remarkable and unforgettable character of Kuku in Sacred Games, Kubbra Sait was just another ordinary girl who was looking for an opportunity to fulfill her dreams of becoming an actor as a newcomer in Mumbai. Recently, looking back on her early days in the Bollywood industry, Kubbra Sait recalled how she landed the role of a house help in Salman Khan’s 2011 film Ready. The actress further shared that although many people questioned her during that time about taking up such a small role, she said that she believed the film eventually helped her open bigger doors of opportunity for her.
On Monday, Kubbra Sait took to her social media and recalled her audition days and spoke about landing her first role in the Bollywood film Ready, directed by Anees Bazmee and headlined by Salman Khan. She revealed that she was initially cast in the role of a domestic help and did not even have any dialogue in the film. However, things changed after Salman suggested a quirky addition to her character. The idea was that she would be a house help who speaks broken English. The filmmaker immediately liked the idea, and eventually her character became quite memorable to the audience.
Sharing the clip, Kubbra said, “This audition is the audition where I wore, like, a short black dress and waited for Anees Bazmee to walk into the office and give me a nod of approval. This was an audition where I was now going to be playing a maid in the film Ready, and I am so excited about this. The crazy self-belief I always had doing this film was because this film was a new experience for me. Like, I had never done a film.”
She further added, “Also, I did not actually have any lines in the film at all, but then Salman Khan, he was like, ‘Why don’t you make her like the maid who talks in broken language, like in broken English?’”
“Every person told me I was mad, I was mental, and I was impatient for doing Sunaina Kapoor’s role in Ready. But if I had not done Ready, if I were not mad enough to do Ready, I would have never been Kuku. Never say never. And there are no small roles. There are only small actors. One learning for the rest of your life.” the actress concluded.
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