Lekhji is a very educated man, and very knowledgeable about cinema. Just having him there would have been a great experience but working together was wonderful.
How did you meet Lekh Tandon?
He had seen a play of mine and had told one of my co-actresses, Divya Seth, that he'd like me to come and act in a serial of his. He was shocked when he saw me, because in the play I had a beard but was clean-shaven in real life. Perhaps he wanted an older man for the role. So he just took shots of my hands. He said he wouldn't take any other shots, because I had him in two minds.
But I think he found me decent, and liked me. So he gave me the role. I couldn't have found a better person to start me off in front of the camera!
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