Alaya F used the lockdown period productively ! Find out how
Last year Alaya F debuted tinsel town with ‘Jawani Jaaneman’ which had stalwarts like Saif Ali Khan and Tabu playing the key roles. Alaya popularly known as ‘the girl of the moment’ won the hearts of the audience and critics, alike with an unconventional role for her silver screen debut in Jawani janeman alongside experienced actors. Like others, she too had to sit at home during multiple lockdowns. But this multi faceted actress was busy doing various things during lockdown like watching films, reading books, learning dance, doodling and lots more.
Alaya is making sure to tick all the boxes of creativity and ensure that the actress, becomes the best version of herself. The lockdown instated due to the pandemic had given the actress a great opportunity to use the time effectively and here’s what all she has been doing.
Watching films for learning more about acting, expressions, body language, emotion connect and much more. The films include Platform which has a really radical and thought provoking storyline, Devdas by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Bimal Roy too, Dev D by Anurag Kashyap to see how one subject can be mould into so many different ways, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black, Super Deluxe, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Howrah Bridge and other Madhubala Classics.
Reading for gaining more knowledge and improve her vocabulary, thinking skills, and concentration. Some of the books include, Meisner on Acting by Stanford Meisner. Alaya had studied the Meisner technique in New York and this book is a good refresher and gives a deeper insight into the technique, books on networking, Subtle Art of not giving a f*ck by Mark Manson, and last one being, Attitude is everything by Jeff Keller.
Dancing for fitness and also, trying her hands on various styles and choreographies. Alaya looks up on YouTube, finds choreographies she really likes and finds tutorials for them as the tutorials really break it down and simplify things. Alaya then figues out on what style she is leaning more towards and chooses, the level she wants to learn.