Vaani Kapoor will be starring in the period action drama Shamshera alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt. In a recent interview, the actress who plays the character Sona remembered getting shivers when she heard the script of Shamshera, she also spoke about her character and called it beautiful.

The Befikre actress said, “It’s a beautiful character very substantially written. The girl is very empowered and she does have an arc. It’s a world I as an actor have never explored before. For me, it’s very new territory. He (Karan Malhotra) had envisioned Sona in a particular way and I just had to adapt to his vision which was beautiful. So now when I look at myself, I love how refreshing Sona looks.”

The 33-year-old actress discussed her preparations for riding a horse saying, “Even for horse riding, you need to emotionally connect with the animal. They will throw you off otherwise. I remember I used to get this small packet of biscuits and that’s what the trainer also told me, feed the horse and defend the horse. And it’s so cute they are like the loveliest animals.” Further, elaborating on her character, Vaani said, “She is just this flamboyant, beautiful, brave person. She is someone who is full of substance. There is an attitude, there is ada in her that she can speak her mind. She has this spark and energy and a beautiful heart.”

In a recent interview, Ranbir who is the male lead in the film praised Vaani for her acting in the film He said, “She’s a beautiful actor, very hardworking, very committed and I think she is a closet method actor but like the kind of innocence and the kind of strength she brought to the character was quite amazing. It was a tough character, but she played it so beautifully and I am really proud of her work in this movie.”

Directed by Karan Malhotra, Shamshera is set to release in theatres on July 22.