‘Mirzapur’ star Rasika Dugal says she had enough of tearful scenes, acknowledges OTT has given her ‘a lease of life’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Rasika Dugal refuses to do the same crying sequences in any production that is presented to her. The actress revealed that she would read a script backward and, sure enough, there would be a passage where there would be some crying scene in them. She also acknowledged that in recent years, the OTT sector has given her access to a larger audience.
During an interview with Indian Express, the actor shared, “There was a time I could read the script backward and know that in the last ten pages, there will be at least two crying scenes definitely for me.It has [changed], a little of that femme fatale has happened and I am happy about it.”
The actor also discussed how her reach has increased due to the popularity of streaming shows. She added “Clearly the streaming services for a lease of life for me because there were many films that I had done which hadn’t seen the kind of release they deserved. There were many small films. Besides the fact that I got a lot of work, and through shows like ‘Mirzapur‘ I got to access a wide audience. This is when I felt that streaming services are a space for smaller films to find an audience.”
For the unversed, Rasika has acted in several highly regarded movies, such as ‘Manto,’ ‘No Smoking,’ ‘Hamid,’ and ‘Qissa.’ The actor gained a lot of popularity for her portrayal of Pankaj Tripathi’s wife in the series ‘Mirzapur’. Her most recent appearance was in ‘Sekhar Home,’ starring Kay Kay Menon and Ranvir Shorey.