EXCLUSIVE: Preeti Panigrahi On The Bullying Scene in Women Will Be Women
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal’s manufacturing enterprise Women Will Be Women has lately launched on Prime Video. Talking about the identical, the film’s essential forged sat with Filmfare for a heart-to-heart dialog concerning the movie’s crux, the emotionally taxing scenes, and the actors’ camaraderie.
When requested a few significantly heavy scene the place her character was adopted by a gaggle of boys and bullied endlessly, debutant actor Preeti Panigrahi (who performs the position of Meera) quipped concerning the emotional stakes within the film and the way she navigated the difficult elements. Preeti famous, “I feel the scene was shot over a few days. And never chronologically. Once I learn the script, I knew it should be a taxing scene. It was taxing in numerous methods. One explicit phase of it was bodily taxing, wish to orchestrate or to choreograph the entire scene was taxing. To have a sari on you and run round was difficult. But in addition to get to a degree the place you are emotionally actually scared (was taxing).”
Delving deeper into the primary theme of bullying, she added, “I feel getting bullied in class is a quite common expertise. Or, simply as a lady, you could have this narrative play in your head that issues can go unsuitable any time. Once you step out in a public house, and even in a non-public house, sadly, you at all times assume the worst in your thoughts. I feel for drawing any emotionality to it (the scene), I may undoubtedly depend on that.”
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She additionally quipped about doing an improv with Kani Kusruti, who performs her mom within the film, earlier than taking over the scene. “I feel earlier than getting into the scene, Kani and I did an improv. But in addition, I feel there was some extent the place we have been taking pictures and enjoyable issues have been taking place on set. However I used to be a bit sick that day. I used to be additionally taking place to overlook my mom. So, once I had entered the scene, feeling like I have been chased and I sit down, I began crying. I cried as a result of I used to be sick and my mother was not there. However I used to be manipulating my state of affairs in my head. I used my feelings to place a sure power into the scene. It labored. Typically, appearing occurs in bizarre methods,” she added.
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