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How different was the experience of shooting?

I quite enjoyed shooting with an international unit on a foreign location. This was the first time I was travelling without the entourage of my make-up man, spot-boy and hairdresser and felt entirely baggage free, quite liberating frankly.

You didn’t feel lonely at the end of the day?
I did, particularly when the days were very cold and I wanted to eat hot Indian food but I enjoyed my space too. I always carry my books and music with me wherever I travel and I made friends with the unit too so all of us went out together on a couple of occasions. The hotel where we were staying was in the heart of Manhattan city so it was very easy to just stroll into a theatre, restaurant or to a Broadway show whenever one felt like.

How do you prepare for a role?
It depends from role to role. Mira didn’t want me to over prepare for the character, besides I’m familiar with the Bengali culture and customs because all my friends are Bengalis and live in Kolkata.   My look for the character and the backdrop was the least of my problem because I knew Mira would work out the details. I also knew that she has extensive workshops and would guide us on the journey.

To be continued