Image posted on Instagram by Soha Ali Khan. (politeness: Sakpataudi)
Kunal Kemmu has proven his talent as an actor since his debut as a child artist in the 1987 TV series Doordarshan Gul Gulshan Gulfaam. Now, in 2024, the actor makes his debut as a director with Madgaon Express, a comedy film he also wrote. Apart from earning great numbers at the box office, the film also received critical acclaim from various quarters. But what did his wife, actress-author Soha Ali Khan, say about Kunal Kemmu’s directorial debut? Speak with News18 Showsha, Kunal Kemmu said her “feedback was exclusively positive”. He said: “Once she had seen a few piping her feedback was all positive. As much as I trust her and I know she can be blunt with me, sometimes I feel like she can take it easy to sound so encouraging. Maybe she did that to understand whether I was confident about my film or not.”
The actor-director also added that Soha Ali Khan played a big role in restoring Kunal’s confidence in himself. He said: ‘She knew I was carrying a big burden and I was both excited and nervous about it. But I also believe in myself and so I know that what she feels is not completely wrong. Madgaon Expresss was in the correct room. I was proud and happy with what I had created.”
“She (Soha Ali Khan’) chooses the right words and expresses her thoughts in the right way. Woh bhigaake thappad nahi maarti. She sits me down, calms me down and then lovingly tells me if and when things are going wrong. That’s her way of hitting me (laughs),” Kunal Kemmu said about his bond with Soha Ali Khan.
Meanwhile, in the past Madgaon Express In the hit theaters, Soha Ali Khan shared a warm note dedicated to Kunal Kemmu. Sharing BTS scenes from the sets of the film, the doting wife wrote, “It’s safe to say that a film set has been a second home to your Kunal since the age of eight; we even met on a movie set sixteen years ago – maybe that’s where you ended up too! You have proven your mettle as an actor many times – in all genres, but today you share your labor of love, sweat and yes even tears with the audience – as a writer-director. I’ve always been proud of you – and you’ve put me in a multitude of emotions ranging from joy to anger, but one thing you’ve always done is make me laugh, and in a way that only you can. How can you stay mad at someone who makes you laugh? I’ve seen you work so hard on this film – from the very beginning – getting your ideas out on paper in the wee hours of lonely mornings – to running a set with the confidence and ease that a first-time director rarely has. Did I mention how proud I am of you? I wish you much appreciation and success, my jaan. As they say, even an onion can make people cry, but not everyone can make people laugh. This is just the beginning – onwards and upwards my love… #madgaonexpress @kunalkemmu PS hum yeah is where I want to be…’
Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Kemmu have worked together in films like 99 And Dhondte Reh Jaaoge. They have been married since 2015.