Anurag Kashyap opens upon Monika Panwar playing hero’s mom in Nishaanchi
Anurag Kashyap opens upon Monika Panwar playing hero’s mom in Nishaanchi
After winning praises for her performance in the horror series “Khauf” Monica Pawar will now be seen on the big screen in Anurag Kashyap’s directorial Nishaanchi. Incidentally, Monika essays as protagonist’s mother on screen notwithstanding being only one year older than the lead actor, Aaishvary Thackeray.
Over a conversation with the media director Anurag Kashyap recounted on the casting choice.
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When Anurag was asked on Monica’s role, as she was the last person to be cast in Nishaanchi. Anurag stated that while the team was convinced of her acting prowess, they were looking at older actors for the role. Adding that the industry typecasts so much that even a 50-year-old actress does not want to play the mother of a 28- or 30-year-old
In the end, Anurag and the team made up their mind to cast Monika in the role. The filmmaker is no stranger to casting a young female actor as the ‘hero’s mother’, having famously done so with Richa Chadha, who played Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s mother in Gangs of Wasseypur 2 when she was just 26.
Anurag shares, that If you cast a young girl, then the consequence is that people put her in a box. This has happened with Richa (Chadha). He has read her interview where she joked that he ruined her career by casting her as Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s mother. She is such a good actress, but the industry never gave her a chance for years to do good roles.”
Adding further that he had warned Monika about what happened with Richa.
In fact, the filmmaker said he used Richa’s case as a warning for Monika. He says, he warned Monika on the first day and apprised her that the older role goes from age 20 to 50. He had to sit down and tell her what happened with Richa and gave her the option to say no, but she took it on. She has played this age range so beautifully.”
Nishaanchi features Aaishvary Thackeray in a dual role, along with Monika and Vedika Pinto. The film also features Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and Kumud Mishra in pivotal roles. Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and JAR Pictures, in association with Flip Films, Nishaanchi released in theatres on 19 September.
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