'I
Don't
Look
For
Platforms'
Q.
Post
your
debut
film
Khamoshiyaan,
we
saw
you
shifting
your
focus
towards
web
series/finite
series;
be
it
24,
The
Trip
and
now
Breathe.
Was
it
sheer
coincidence
or
a
planned
move?
A.
No,
I
just
think
these
shows
had
a
great
content.
I
don't
look
for
platforms.
Instead
I
look
for
the
role
and
the
content.
What
matters
is
that
it
has
to
be
great.
It
could
either
be
a
TV
show
or
a
movie
or
on
the
web
or
a
theatre
show.
It
doesn't
matter
if
I
love
what
I
am
doing.
'Everyone
Around
Me
Thought
That
I
Wouldn't
Be
Interested
In
Taking
Up
A
Show
Like
Breathe'
Q.
How
did
Breathe
fall
into
your
lap?
A.
Oh
well,
I
fell
into
Breathe's
lap.
My
team
brought
the
details
to
me.
My
character
in
the
series
is
that
of
a
mother
and
everyone
around
me
never
thought
that
I
would
be
interested
in
taking
up
such
a
role.
But,
I
was
quite
keen
because
it
was
Amazon
Prime
and
I
knew
that
Maddy
(R.
Madhavan)
and
Amit
(Sadh)
were
already
on
board.
I
went
to
meet
my
director
in
my
jeans
and
backpack
and
looked
and
behaved
nothing
like
my
character
Riya
Ganguly.
I
don't
think
even
he
didn't
take
me
seriously
at
that
time
(laughs)
'Playing
A
Mother
Was
A
Challenge
Because
I
Haven't
Reached
That
Stage
Yet
In
Real
Life'
Q.
What
were
the
major
challenges
before
you
when
you
took
up
the
role?
A.
I
would
say
there
weren't
any
challenges
throughout
the
shoot
because
my
co-actors,
directors
and
producers
made
everything
quite
easy
and
comfortable.
The
challenge
was
that
in
real
life,
I
have
not
reached
motherhood
or
married
life.
These
were
the
two
major
factors
that
developed
Riya's
character
in
the
show.
I
was
a
bit
scared
around
the
child
because
I
don't
know
what
to
behave
with
kids.
'Even
Male
Actors
Should
Be
Ready
To
Play
A
Grandfather
On
Screen'
Q.
A
lot
of
young
actresses
even
today
in
Bollywood
refrain
from
playing
a
mother
on-screen
in
the
fear
of
getting
typecast.
Were
you
apprehensive
before
taking
up
this
role?
A.
No.
In
fact,
I
want
to
break
that.
I
think
in
Bollywood
we
have
a
lot
of
stigma
attached
to
certain
roles.
We
somehow
forget
to
differentiate
between
the
role
and
the
real
person.
A
role
is
a
role.
It's
not
what
you
are
in
reality.
You
can
be
a
mother
in
one
film
and
go
back
to
being
whatever
you
want
to
portray
in
the
other.
Even
male
actors
should
be
ready
to
play
a
grandfather
on-screen.
'My
Naani
Refused
To
Watch
Me
In
24'
Q.
How
did
your
family
react
to
the
show?
A.
My
family
was
very
happy.
My
naani
(granny)
gets
a
little
creeped
out
when
she
sees
me
in
stuff
like
this.
In
fact
she
even
refused
to
watch
me
in
24.
She
got
a
little
scared.
But,
I
also
want
them
to
see
such
content.
Q.
What's
next
on
your
platter
after
this?
A.
I
am
doing
Drive
after
this.
I
think
it's
releasing
later
in
March.