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Before becoming the unforgettable Kuku in Sacred Games, Kubbra Sait was just another hopeful newcomer trying to find her place in Mumbai.
In a recent video, the actress took a nostalgic trip down memory lane and opened up about bagging her very first film, Ready, directed by Anees Bazmee and headlined by Salman Khan.
Kubbra recalled auditioning for the role wearing a short black dress and waiting anxiously for Anees Bazmee’s approval.
Though she initially had no dialogues in the film and was cast as a maid, things changed after Salman Khan suggested adding a quirky twist to her character by making her speak broken English. The filmmaker loved the idea, and that small improvisation eventually gave Kubbra her first memorable on-screen moments.
Talking about her experience Kubbra Sait shared “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, because this film was a new experience for me. Like, I had never done a film. Also, did not actually have any lines in the film at all, but then, like, Salman Khan, he was like, “Why don’t you make her like the maid who talks in broken language, like in broken English?”
And Anees sir really liked the idea and that’s why I have lines in the film. 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. Go watch Ready, dude, it’s there. It’s there on Amazon Prime and all that stuff. Now go.”
The actress candidly shared how many people around her believed she was “mad” and “impatient” for accepting such a small role in a big commercial film. However, Kubbra firmly believes that taking up Ready changed the course of her career forever. According to her, had she not accepted the opportunity, she may have never gone on to become Kuku, the character that later earned her massive recognition and praise.
Ending her story with an inspiring message, Kubbra reminded aspiring actors that there are “no small roles, only small actors.” More than a decade later, the actress still proudly considers Ready a turning point in her journey in the entertainment industry.
