Rasika Dugal on Mirzapur, Pankaj Tripathi, Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Kishan & Bollywood | Bani Anand

Rasika Dugal joins Bani Anand on AfterHours with All About Eve for an honest and deeply personal conversation about her 20-year journey as an actor, the choices she has made, Mirzapur, Beena Tripathi, creative validation, marriage, and everything she has learnt along the way.From choosing a creatively fulfilling role that paid almost one-eighth of another offer to becoming one of the most loved actors of her generation, Rasika opens up about the unpredictable nature of an acting career and why she never had a strategy for becoming a star.She talks about returning to the world of Mirzapur, the making of Beena Tripathi, her viral “Har baar garam karke thanda hi chhod dete hain” meme, working with Pankaj Tripathi, and why playing Beena gives her a sense of power and agency.Rasika also speaks about her time at FTII, her equation with Naseeruddin Shah, the performances that have shaped her, dealing with success and failure, pre-release anxiety, her unique preparation process as an actor, and why she avoids watching her takes.She gets candid about working in the same industry as her husband Mukul Chadda, marriage, growing together as partners, and whether she would recommend marriage.From behind-the-scenes stories of Mirzapur to life as an actor in Bollywood, there's a lot in this episode that you don't want to miss!00:00 Episode begins02:22 Mirzapur trailer launch03:53 Rasika on Ravi Kishan06:33 From mathematics to films08:22 Why she never wanted to be a star09:08 The unpredictability of acting14:13 The bravest choices of her career18:46 Working with Pankaj Tripathi19:17 Becoming Beena Tripathi in Mirzapur22:01 Women who embrace their sexuality24:07 How Rasika prepared for Beena27:51 Finding power and agency through Beena29:56 The story behind her viral Mirzapur meme32:46 The writing of Mirzapur33:53 Do awards really validate actors?35:25 Learning from Naseeruddin Shah37:12 Naseeruddin Shah & Main Vaapas Aaunga40:03 Working with Naseeruddin Shah43:16 Lessons from creative collaborations49:06 The fear of releases49:53 Anxiety around Mirzapur51:22 How Rasika prepares for scenes55:20 Mukul Chadda's favourite performances56:54 Would Rasika recommend marriage?1:01:33 Her upcoming projects1:04:00 How Rasika unwinds AfterHoursFollow us: Instagram:   / allabouteve_in   Facebook:   / allaboutevein  Pinterest:   / allabouteve_in  Website: https://allabouteve.co.in/