00:00First of all, welcome to INS.
00:02Thank you so much.
00:03And first of all, you should know that from the first show of Bebaki to Undeki Season 4.
00:14As an actor, how are you evolving? As an actor and as a person, how are you evolving?
00:21Well, when I play characters on screen, they are part of my research.
00:29And when I talk about evolving, I think you can tell the audience.
00:38I can't tell how much change has come from me.
00:41But I think I have always tried to project myself and try to do something different from my last role.
00:49And the most important thing is that if many people try to understand that
00:55Is she the same girl? Is she the same girl? Is she the same girl?
00:59I think that is my achievement.
01:01That people don't recognize that they are the only girl who played this.
01:06Oh my God!
01:07So I think in that way, if I have to say that, you know, I have somewhere managed to bring
01:14something new on the screen for the audience.
01:19As you said, you have to recognize that it is very difficult to do.
01:22The actresses of Nanki, they recognize each role in each role.
01:28When you look at Chalbaz and Shri Devi, and then you look at Shri Devi,
01:33and then you look at the difference of how much difference there is.
01:37And then you look at Madhu Dixit in Teza, and then Madhu Dixit in Premalut.
01:44So that will tell you.
01:45So what do you think about this plus point?
01:49What do you think about this?
01:51I would definitely say that this is challenging for me.
01:57More than I would say a positive point or a negative point.
02:00For me, it is always challenging how I can do something different from my last role or last character.
02:07If I say that many actors, running actors, leading actors, A-listers,
02:13I have seen that their work is very monotonous.
02:18Their dialogue delivery is also monotonous.
02:20Their way of speaking is also monotonous.
02:23I think with name and fame, a lot of people get so distracted that they want to finish their job.
02:29But I feel entertainment and especially cinema is such a medium where you can explore yourself so much.
02:41It's more like an ocean.
02:43It's so vast and so much to explore.
02:47So I think in my case, I want to do that and I want to keep doing that.
02:51And this is one of the reasons that I keep taking roles which are different from the last one.
02:57I don't want to do the same kind of roles.
02:59Your new show has come here,
03:02where every character has already a strong graph and audience connection.
03:07What was the pressure and excitement in this established universe?
03:14Neither was I pressure nor was I excitement.
03:19I was scared of my mom and dad.
03:24Because this is a grey character to be very honest.
03:30I won't say that it is a good character or it's a bad character.
03:34It's a grey character.
03:35More than that, it was a character which was speaking about a girl who was a victim of circumstances.
03:43And I have seen a lot of girls especially because I remember that I was part of one association and
03:53I could relate to the whole situation.
03:57So for me, the only challenge was how to make myself so much involved and how much I can explore
04:10the inner world of that girl.
04:12Because playing grey means that you have to be charming and innocent and you have to be devilish at the
04:20same time.
04:21So those people who are like, mostly I haven't seen in my life.
04:27But for them, I have seen a lot of films.
04:30I have seen a lot of films where the girl is strong and she is a victim of circumstances.
04:38And I remember that my director, Ashree Shukla sir,
04:49I was the last one to get hired on the project.
04:53So I had a lot of preparation time.
04:56If you see all of them, they are already well established characters and they all have known each other for
05:04the longest period of time.
05:06So when they are already established, they are very difficult to break.
05:13Now, for me, actually, if you see all of them, they had to break all of them.
05:20And I had to keep all of them with individual terms.
05:24So in that case, I actually did something very creative,
05:29which I will not tell my secret.
05:31It is my craft.
05:34You can tell me a lot.
05:39When an ensemble is cast,
05:42and this is season 4,
05:43people have already liked 3 seasons.
05:47And they are established characters.
05:49So I thought that I am the last one to get hired.
05:53And I wanted to see everyone's performance.
05:55So what did I do?
05:57When the shoot started,
05:59and I had time for the shoot.
06:02So I went to the set,
06:03and I sat for 2-3 days,
06:06I have observed,
06:07you can ask Shukla sir also,
06:09I have observed only actors who were acting.
06:13They were already existing characters.
06:16I went there for 5 days,
06:19every day on the shoot,
06:20without me doing anything.
06:21I was just observing every actor,
06:24so that I see,
06:25who was the strength,
06:27and who was the weakness.
06:31And I was just wondering,
06:32when the unseen season 4 shows come through?
06:36What was the difference between the characters and the dark world,
06:37who were instantly connected to the show?
06:44There was a difference between the characters who were instantly connected.
06:45And when you were in your career,
06:46where you are in the starting of your career,
06:48and you play dark characters,
06:50what did you break through!
06:55They were paying me very well.
07:01I understood that this character, I am going to feel very overwhelming.
07:12And this will explore my very sensitive side.
07:16And this will probably make me very emotionally sensitive.
07:19So I was not very certain to take such character to be very honest.
07:24Because playing something dark which is not even dark but grey.
07:27It is tricky.
07:29You can show anger.
07:31You can show comedy.
07:34But when you have to show humor which is a combination of wittiness and comedy.
07:39Then it is difficult to land properly.
07:42So my idea was how to land grey.
07:45Because most of the time when I played roles.
07:50Or they were very strong.
07:51Or bold.
07:52Or they were very good girls.
07:54So I think in that way I would say.
07:57That it was somehow managed.
08:01To be honest.
08:02Like you said.
08:04You saw other people.
08:06And then after that you started our population.
08:10The most interesting thing is that.
08:13Every actor has a different energy.
08:16With the ensemble and heavy cars.
08:18How collaborative and competitive environment do you feel?
08:22You are very serious.
08:24All of them.
08:26I have never been serious in my life.
08:28I think.
08:29Under the set.
08:31Under the set.
08:33Under the set.
08:33Under the set.
08:33All of them are serious.
08:34Except for my mother.
08:35Mother and I have so much fun.
08:38We were singing songs.
08:40And I was singing songs for them.
08:43And I was singing songs for them.
08:43and I was singing songs.
08:44Hey.
08:45What you cared about me?
08:48I am Minakshi.
08:49Ma'am.
08:50She is a wonderful woman.
08:51She is such a sweet heart.
08:54And I think.
08:54I had a lot of fun with them.
08:56Those were all of us.
08:58They were so serious.
09:00They were watching them.
09:01They were seeing them.
09:04On the other hand,
09:06the Gritty and emotionally dark project.
09:07On the other hand,
09:08the other hand,
09:08the other hand,
09:09the other hand,
09:09action set in the company. In two completely different worlds, how difficult it was to transition
09:13into the world, mentally and emotionally.
09:19When I was a kid, I think I took a few days, I was the same thing, I went there,
09:27because
09:28I was the last one again to get hired, they always take me last, I don't know, I don't
09:33know, they know that they can do this girl. So, the kid's
09:39character was way too innocent, I remember that the kid's character was way too
09:44innocent. I mean, there are the children of the village of the village, who don't
09:48understand, you know, they will talk about it, you know, there are a different
09:57difference in their stories, because they don't come into such a
10:02chalakia that you see in today's world, basically in the city, like you see a kid.
10:08So, for that to go, I think, for 5-7 days, I was in Pindak, and I read their culture,
10:20their local language, how they make tea in their house, they all read, but when I
10:30saw it, I mean the first time in my life, I saw it, and I never saw it in the
10:32first
10:32time in my life, I saw it in their seasons, otherwise I never saw it in the first, I mean
10:375th season, or if someone said to me, I saw it in reference, I never saw it in the same
10:42time. But, since they were already established, and they were doing something for a long time,
10:47So I thought that I will see them once again.
10:50But I don't think so. I didn't have any preparation for this.
10:56Acting in the night is all about reaction.
10:59If you are talking about this, you haven't done rehearsal.
11:03As I was talking about it, I was just answering it.
11:08So obviously there were all serious actors.
11:11So if I was a serious actor, as much as they talk about it, I would answer them as seriously.
11:17So I think I didn't prepare too much for the role.
11:21But I did digging on her inner world.
11:25How is Natasha like? What is she like?
11:29I mean, if she is made today, why is she like that?
11:32So yeah.
11:34How do you see Natasha and I?
11:38No similarity.
11:39No similarity.
11:39No similarity.
11:44If the OTT platform actors are morally gray and advanced characters.
11:50Do you think that the audience is a perfect hero,
11:54a flawed and real character?
11:58I will tell you.
12:01I am not going to speak as an actor.
12:03I think when I watch films,
12:05if I talk about 90's films,
12:09then at that time,
12:10when the film was made,
12:12every character,
12:13a hero and heroine was definitely,
12:15because they were the main characters.
12:17They were the main characters.
12:19But if you say the primary cast,
12:22or you say the supporting cast,
12:24or you say the crew members,
12:25or the rest of the cast,
12:27they were so amazing,
12:29that you had a flavor in the whole film.
12:32But nowadays,
12:33I feel that the main cast of films,
12:35you see the main cast,
12:37you see so much,
12:38that they get more pressure.
12:41Because every scene is about them,
12:43everything is about them,
12:44and then they want all the close-up.
12:46I mean,
12:47there is no flavor,
12:48any flavor left in the film.
12:50But in the web series,
12:52I think,
12:53there are so many episodes,
12:55and it is not about one person then.
12:58It is about a lot of people.
12:59In fact,
13:01I have given a lot of people.
13:02I like the most good.
13:04I like the most cute character.
13:06I like the most cute character.
13:07She is like the most beautiful character.
13:08In fact,
13:10all the different characters,
13:11all the flavors are coming out.
13:14So,
13:14I would say,
13:15because of web series,
13:17and because of OTT,
13:18it gives a privilege that,
13:20it is not just hero hero in films.
13:22It is about a lot of people,
13:24around that,
13:25you know,
13:26thing.
13:28OTT space,
13:29the condition has also increased,
13:31because the audience constantly compare performances.
13:34Is there a pressure on each new project?
13:36Do you need to reinvent yourself?
13:38I like to reinvent myself,
13:41but there is no pressure on me.
13:43And I like to reinvent myself,
13:45because
13:46when we were in a fancy dress competition,
13:49we were dressed up in a fancy dress competition.
13:50I think,
13:51that is the part of the fancy dress competition,
13:53you always become an actor.
13:56And,
13:57as you do dressing,
14:00the character is also heavy.
14:02If I sit in a gown,
14:04in this time,
14:05I would probably,
14:06speak like a lady.
14:08I won't speak like a,
14:09you know,
14:10as an actor.
14:11So,
14:11I think,
14:11when you change a costume,
14:14or a character,
14:15you change a costume,
14:17it will go into a new world.
14:21When you look at your journey,
14:23do you have to prove your focus on versatility,
14:26or do you want to choose those stories,
14:28which are excited to be emotionally?
14:31Versatility,
14:31100%.
14:32I want to do different characters,
14:34so that I can see.
14:36Okay.
14:37And,
14:37today,
14:38you are doing great OTT dramas,
14:39and commercial cinematics.
14:41As an actor,
14:43in which zone,
14:43you get more creative satisfaction?
14:45Realistic interest is only,
14:46rather than life entertainment.
14:54I am exploring both,
14:57to be very honest.
14:58I have done only,
14:59three web series,
15:00and two films.
15:01It is too early for me,
15:03to tell you that,
15:03if I love one segment more,
15:05than the other.
15:06I think,
15:07I still have time,
15:08to answer this question.
15:10Okay.
15:11Last year,
15:12what have you done for future plans,
15:13and what should you give your message,
15:14to your fans?
15:16Future plans,
15:17that,
15:17I am going to do better,
15:18and I am going to do better,
15:18projects,
15:19but yes,
15:20I have to keep,
15:21going forward,
15:22and,
15:23fans ko message,
15:24yei hai,
15:25ki,
15:25acting,
15:26jitna simple,
15:27lagtah hai,
15:29utna hi hai,
15:30complicate karne ki,
15:31kisi ko,
15:32zarurat nahi hai,
15:33chaar,
15:33tariqe ki,
15:34chizay hothi hai,
15:35joh sab,
15:36sikhaate hai,
15:36sikh lije,
15:38magar,
15:38jab,
15:39aap set pe,
15:39hoti hai,
15:40toh,
15:40all I am trying to,
15:44say that,
15:46acting is beautiful,
15:47but,
15:48don't chase acting,
15:50because,
15:51you want to be famous,
15:52if you want to be an actor,
15:54you have to be patient,
15:55you have to be dedicated,
15:57you have to be determined,
15:58you have to have that devotion,
16:01towards yourself,
16:02that,
16:02aap ko kuch karna hai,
16:03agar,
16:04ye sab chizay,
16:05or discipline,
16:06agar apme nahi hai,
16:08toh,
16:10good luck to you,
16:40e aap,
16:41I think social media is a very good platform, a lot of people are making money, earning money and making
16:47livelihood.
16:48And if it generates employment for a lot of people, then why not?
16:52And if it's challenging for actors that they want to cast with followers, in my case, I am fortunate that
17:02my directors should be actors.
17:05Or they think that I am the only one who can pull off the character.
17:08And if you want to have magical performances in cinema, then you have to have actors, you have to have
17:16actors, social media, network, because a lot of people are not very active.
17:22I am active, but not active.
17:23I don't post a lot of random stuff above my work, but yes, it is a good business, it is
17:30a good opportunity for a lot of people to start their own space.
17:33And it makes them happy, it makes them occupied, it makes them feel liberal, then I think, please do it.
17:41There is no harm in it.
17:43And those actors who feel that this is a lot, this is a lot, this is a lot, this is
17:46a lot, this is a lot, this is a lot, this is a lot, this is a lot.
18:01And you can't even comment with yourself, that it is my choice, that I don't want to grow my followers
18:05and I don't want to get my followers on that.
18:08I am happy.
18:09I feel like complaining is not a lot, complaining is just a lot.
18:13It is like actors are selected and then producers ask us,
18:21some people ask us that the producers say that the followers are more than our film,
18:28so they can take them and cancel them,
18:30so it happens sometimes.
18:31I think that it is absolutely wrong,
18:33if someone is putting money on the film,
18:36then it's the right to cast someone on the followers' basis,
18:41because obviously all followers are real and fake followers are not.
18:46Fake followers are not.
18:50I have seen many people who have 1-1-2-2 million followers and likes.
18:56I have seen many people who have likes and comments.
19:03They don't come to acting.
19:04They don't come to acting.
19:08Everybody knows the business.
19:10It's not that everybody is unknown about the whole factor.
19:13Make a peace with yourself.
19:15If you think that people are cast because of followers,
19:18then let them do that.
19:20You just say that it's my choice that I don't want to grow in social media.
19:27I want to only focus on acting.
19:29Make a peace with it.
19:31Don't complain.
19:31I mean, life is not that big.
19:35I mean, you know,
19:37after dying,
19:37we will come back to social media again.
19:40So take a chill pill.
19:41I don't want to know how to do that.
19:43I've seen this recently a director.
19:45I was a director.
19:49He said,
19:50he recently told me,
19:52he said,
19:54have been working on this.
19:57If people don't have that job,
19:59that people don't have to cringe,
20:00that they have to cringe.
20:02That's a good thing.
20:03That is good.
20:09So,
20:09If you have said something, then you will think about it.
20:11Probably this thought might have come across to her.
20:15Her circle is very different from me.
20:18I don't know which circle they are sitting in me.
20:20My circle is very different.
20:23Nepotism, because of someone's work,
20:26because of social media influencers,
20:28because of your resources,
20:32because of your connection,
20:35because of someone's work,
20:38because of your team,
20:40there are many factors to lose a work and to gain a work.
20:44So I don't think so that we should crip.
20:47Whatever we can improve,
20:49we should focus on it.
20:50Whatever we can improve,
20:52we should not crip.
20:55Lastly,
20:58Youngsters want to come to film industry,
21:04what we should do with our friends?
21:08I would like to say,
21:09that you can see my work,
21:11and you can support me,
21:14and give me feedback.
21:16I would like to say,
21:20that you can see my work.
21:26I would like to say,
21:30and think about it.
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