Did you need much convincing to play Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampals mother in the film?
No not at all. You know that I believe that an actor is someone, at least for me, I can be whoever I want to be. And an actor is known to be versatile when they can perform under different garbs, under different circumstances and play different characters. So this is just the beginning for me and I think it was a brilliant opportunity for me honestly; to play young and then to play old. What was Prakash Jha’s brief to you when he asked you to be a part of the film? Very minimal! (Laughs) You see we don’t get our dialogues and the script in hand beforehand. I got my entire dialogues one night before the shoot. He hadn’t allowed me to go through the entire script of the film either but yes, he narrated the story to me and told me as to what part am I playing. He also told me there is a transition from young to old. And he referred to some books, told me to read some books on the Mahabharata. There is another book called, Mrityunjay, which is on the life of Karana, which I read. So a litt
