“First, we were shy” Konkona recalls working with Pankaj Tripathi; set for ‘Metro In Dino’ release

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Mumbai, June 26 (ANI): “First, we were shy” Konkona recalls working with Pankaj Tripathi; set for ‘Metro In Dino’ release.

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00:00Metro is a lot different from life in a metro.

00:05Because life in a metro was 17-18 years ago.

00:09We were also young people.

00:11So the story was different.

00:13What is this?

00:15We are not a young couple.

00:17I was very lucky that we could work with Pankaj Tripathi.

00:21So we are actually playing married couple.

00:23So married couple has two kids,

00:25EMI's, school fees,

00:28working, etc.

00:30And it is that time in the marriage many people face

00:35that after 10-12 years there is a certain boredom.

00:38There is a little variety,

00:40a little excitement,

00:41a little fun.

00:42So that track is there in Pankaj Tripathi's character

00:46and how this couple deal with it.

00:48But Anurag being Anurag,

00:49he has dealt with it very nicely

00:51because he has done it with a lot of humor.

00:53It's very light-hearted.

00:55Actually, I was not sure what to expect.

00:58Even though both of us have been working for so long before,

01:02we haven't worked with him.

01:03But he is very popular.

01:04I have seen his work.

01:05I love his work.

01:06So I was happy to be working with him.

01:08And we are both, I think, first day,

01:09Anurag always says it very funnily.

01:10First day, we were both, you know,

01:11a little shy, a little formal.

01:13And Pankaj Ji was like,

01:14Namaste and all that.

01:15And even I am a little like that, you know.

01:16A little old world we are.

01:17But very quickly we became comfortable.

01:19And then I found out he is married to a Bengali lady.

01:21Yeah.

01:22So I found out everything about their romance.

01:23And it was actually very romantic in the inside.

01:26And Pankaj Ji was like,

01:27Namaste and all that.

01:28And even I am a little like that, you know.

01:30A little old world we are.

01:31But very quickly we became comfortable.

01:34And then I found out he is married to a Bengali lady.

01:37Yeah.

01:38So I found out everything about their romance.

01:39And it was actually very romantic in the inside.

01:43So obviously, you can see it on the chemistry screen.

01:46Yes.

01:47It really helps actually.

01:58Because see, I have now done 50, 60 films.

02:01Now, now, not every film you are going to get a…

02:04Or even if they are nice person,

02:07they may not always be a good director and vice versa, you know.

02:10So with Anurag, that is there.

02:12You know, I was saying earlier also,

02:13it feels like a homecoming.

02:14Because his work is good.

02:16And, you know, as a human being also,

02:18he is really just wonderful as a person.

02:22And his sets are very relaxed.

02:25As sets, film sets,

02:27it is always a stressful environment,

02:30a chaotic environment.

02:32Many people, it is 100, 150 people.

02:34Everybody is doing their job.

02:35Everybody's job is important.

02:37But because of his persona,

02:39he doesn't take himself too seriously.

02:41But he does work easily,

02:43but he does work easily in a relaxed way.

02:45So he does good work.

02:46I am a big fan of Nina ji.

02:49I mean, right from, I think, Trikaal.

02:51I've hardly seen so many Hindi movies,

02:53but I've always liked her work.

02:55You know, Mandi, Trikaal.

02:57She's done some, whatever her filmography.

02:59She's an icon.

03:01She's a legend, you know.

03:03And I find her also a little bit,

03:05somewhere similarity with my mother also.

03:07So I really appreciate,

03:08very happy to work with her.

03:09We had one very emotional intense scene.

03:13And, you know,

03:14she's a very supportive co-actor also.

03:17Where she'll look out for you, you know,

03:19in small, small ways.

03:20So it's very nice.

03:22It's reassuring to work with a co-actor like that.

03:25I wish you all the very best.

03:27Thank you so much.

03:28Thank you so much.

03:30Thank you so much.

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