Unlike masturbation, Lust Stores' Kiara Advani has reservations shooting intense lovemaking scenes

Kiara Advani recently shot to fame for her hilarious masturbation scene in Karan Johar's directed short in Lust Stories, an anthology of four stories released on Netflix. The clip was widely circulated on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter titled 'Dadi galat remote le liya' (granny picked up the wrong remote)

The actress said that she was happy the scene has been received well by the audience. Here's what Kiara told DNA in an interview.

I did it because I had no reservations or inhibitions. I never thought what the repercussions could be. That's why my performance in that scene wasn't hampered in any way. I didn't overthink about whether people would be ready for it. Now that it has been accepted, I feel that's a good thing. Of course, there are other actresses who have also done this and I'm happy it started a conversation.

She further added that it was the humour that made her confident and uninhibited to do the scene.

I've seen it before in international films, which have been done in a humorous way, so I was exposed to it. It didn't cross the line of vulgarity and that's why it worked. It wasn't meant to titillate because the minute it does, it becomes unnecessary and we forward the scene and move on. It all depends on how you use the skill of filmmaking to execute the scene."

In the scene, Kiara wants to enjoy some me-time in the privacy of her bedroom using a vibrator. But before she could start pleasuring herself, she is called for dinner. She leaves the remote of the vibrator in the hall in panic which is then accidentally picked up by her granny instead of a TV remote.

Her granny tries to operate the TV but it hits Kiara when she is busy pouring water in a glass. She starts enjoying the stimulation while her husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law look confused and embarrassed after watch her in this situation.

The fact that we didn't prep helped us keep everything spontaneous. After doing this particular short, I've realised it's all about the timing in comedy. The more rehearsed you are, the more boring it gets. Every night, I would get my lines and just had that much time to learn them.

Kiara also revealed that before shooting for the scene, she Googled how a vibrator works and checked out a few scenes to familiarize herself with the acting process. The actress may have had no reservations shooting the masturbation scene but she has said that she would be careful about an intense lovemaking scene.

I need to know how it's being shot because I've reservations about how much to show or not. Anything that's there just for effect and not in context to the story, doesn't work for me.

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