<p>She has a long list of highly acclaimed movies and web series to her credit. From the television sitcom ‘Kya Mast Hai Life’, ‘Masaan’ and India’s first feature-length film shot on an iPhone ‘Zoo’ to the most recent ‘Made in Heaven’, actress Shweta Tripathi Sharma has made a name for herself as an effortless and versatile actor in the industry. </p>.<p>Shweta, who also runs the theatre company ‘All My Tea Productions’ in Mumbai, recently made her Tamil debut with Raju Saravanan’s ‘Mehandi Circus’ opposite debutant Madhampatty Rangaraj. A romantic drama, the film is the story of a girl from a travelling circus who falls in love with a youngster when they visit Kodaikanal. The movie hit the screens on Friday. </p>.<p>In a conversation with <span class="bold">Surupasree Sarmmah</span>, the actress talks about her preparation for the movie and her versatile body of work. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you prepare for the role?</strong><br />As soon as I got to know that I will be doing the film, I started taking Tamil classes in Mumbai. I would understand the meaning of the words and also the emotions. I feel it is very important that even if the pronunciation is not a 100 per cent correct, the emotions need to be delivered right for the audience to be with you. After this, I travelled to Chennai where I had a workshop with my co-actors, director and writer. We used to spend six to eight hours every day preparing for our roles. We did the entire film without having a common language. Hopefully, there will be no complaints with the film (laughs). </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Was language ever a problem for you?</strong><br />Language is a big problem for me. I am a typical North Indian girl. In Delhi, sadly, one is not exposed to too many languages; English and Hindi are the only two primary languages spoken there. Tamil was a whole new ball game for me. However, as an artiste, I want to explore as much as I can, be it the platform, the medium or language because I don’t think language should restrict your art. I want more and more people to see my work, so I was very excited. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How is it different from any other love stories?</strong><br />What attracted me to this story is its simple yet realistic narrative. I hope people will relate to this film. For me, a simple story is the best kind of story. The movie explores whether one can fall in love with someone who is constantly on the move for work; it is about dreams, family and love. It has many different layers, yet it is a simple story. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>You are a NIFT graduate. How did you get into acting?</strong><br />Being on the stage and in front of the camera always made me happy. However, I am glad I went to NIFT. It made me confident that I can do whatever I have set my mind to. What excited me about NIFT was creativity, I could use my imagination to create what I want to. But, acting was always there in me. In the last year, I did a theatre workshop for six months and realised that this is what I want to do. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Your filmography is versatile. How do you choose your script?</strong><br />Subconsciously, I want my characters to be and look different from each other and from me. I want my personal life to be different from my professional life. My characters are strong and go into dark zones. I am not as strong as my characters, I really look up to all of them. But, I want to live a simple and happy life. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>After working in all three platforms - television, films and web series which is your favourite space?</strong><br />What I enjoy about web series is that we have more hours to tell the story, so the graph of the character is much more. But the feeling of a feature film is definitely very special. Having said that, I, as an artiste, don’t want to restrict myself to just one particular medium. I want to explore as much as possible. In fact, I want to do radio shows or record audiobooks. </p>
<p>She has a long list of highly acclaimed movies and web series to her credit. From the television sitcom ‘Kya Mast Hai Life’, ‘Masaan’ and India’s first feature-length film shot on an iPhone ‘Zoo’ to the most recent ‘Made in Heaven’, actress Shweta Tripathi Sharma has made a name for herself as an effortless and versatile actor in the industry. </p>.<p>Shweta, who also runs the theatre company ‘All My Tea Productions’ in Mumbai, recently made her Tamil debut with Raju Saravanan’s ‘Mehandi Circus’ opposite debutant Madhampatty Rangaraj. A romantic drama, the film is the story of a girl from a travelling circus who falls in love with a youngster when they visit Kodaikanal. The movie hit the screens on Friday. </p>.<p>In a conversation with <span class="bold">Surupasree Sarmmah</span>, the actress talks about her preparation for the movie and her versatile body of work. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you prepare for the role?</strong><br />As soon as I got to know that I will be doing the film, I started taking Tamil classes in Mumbai. I would understand the meaning of the words and also the emotions. I feel it is very important that even if the pronunciation is not a 100 per cent correct, the emotions need to be delivered right for the audience to be with you. After this, I travelled to Chennai where I had a workshop with my co-actors, director and writer. We used to spend six to eight hours every day preparing for our roles. We did the entire film without having a common language. Hopefully, there will be no complaints with the film (laughs). </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Was language ever a problem for you?</strong><br />Language is a big problem for me. I am a typical North Indian girl. In Delhi, sadly, one is not exposed to too many languages; English and Hindi are the only two primary languages spoken there. Tamil was a whole new ball game for me. However, as an artiste, I want to explore as much as I can, be it the platform, the medium or language because I don’t think language should restrict your art. I want more and more people to see my work, so I was very excited. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How is it different from any other love stories?</strong><br />What attracted me to this story is its simple yet realistic narrative. I hope people will relate to this film. For me, a simple story is the best kind of story. The movie explores whether one can fall in love with someone who is constantly on the move for work; it is about dreams, family and love. It has many different layers, yet it is a simple story. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>You are a NIFT graduate. How did you get into acting?</strong><br />Being on the stage and in front of the camera always made me happy. However, I am glad I went to NIFT. It made me confident that I can do whatever I have set my mind to. What excited me about NIFT was creativity, I could use my imagination to create what I want to. But, acting was always there in me. In the last year, I did a theatre workshop for six months and realised that this is what I want to do. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>Your filmography is versatile. How do you choose your script?</strong><br />Subconsciously, I want my characters to be and look different from each other and from me. I want my personal life to be different from my professional life. My characters are strong and go into dark zones. I am not as strong as my characters, I really look up to all of them. But, I want to live a simple and happy life. </p>.<p class="Question"><strong>After working in all three platforms - television, films and web series which is your favourite space?</strong><br />What I enjoy about web series is that we have more hours to tell the story, so the graph of the character is much more. But the feeling of a feature film is definitely very special. Having said that, I, as an artiste, don’t want to restrict myself to just one particular medium. I want to explore as much as possible. In fact, I want to do radio shows or record audiobooks. </p>