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Actress Neha Chauhan, who made her acting debut in LSD: Love Sex and Dhokha (2010), claims that she never considered becoming a front-of-the-camera star and that she originally moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in directing. The actor, who was last seen as a political strategist in Maharani-2, said, “I have heard about destiny, but I have seen it play out in my life.

“When I moved from Indore, I did not have any acting dreams,” the young person recalls. In actuality, I had never considered being an actress! I completed a direction course before coming here to direct. I was asked to act by Dibakar (Banerjee, the director) in a matter of months, but I declined! Then I became involved with the casting of the same movie and production process. Finally, I agreed to act and it turned out to be a cult film.”

She switched between directions. Letters to Dharavi (2011), which is based on a unique method used by postmen to distribute mail, was written and directed by myself.

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Chauhan was involved in numerous initiatives. “For me, there was never a break. I performed as the lead in two Tamil and one Haryanvi movies, worked on a Telugu film with an ensemble cast, performed in theatre with Pramod Pathak, appeared in commercials, and was involved in numerous web projects, such as Humorously Yours, It’s Not That Simple, Shaitani Haveli, and Inside Edge. I therefore never went unemployed, but now that OTT has taken off, it’s much more common. I simply want to keep up the enthusiasm.

She hasn’t been interested in TV though. “Scripts without a beginning and an end don’t interest me, and I know I won’t be able to give them right, so why get involved prematurely and regret it later? I agree that working in television pays well, but money can’t be the primary driving force.

Her desire to direct has finally begun to materialise. “At the moment, my mind, body, and soul are wholly devoted to performing, but I have a gnawing need to start directing once more. I’ll start with the short films I’ve written and use my acting talents and background working with renowned directors like Satish Kaushik, Dibakar, and Shubhash Kapoor. Most likely, something will occur in a year.

She has a good connection to UP. “My mother is from Moradabad, and my father is from Bijnor. I was born in Nigeria, yet I later lived in Faridabad and Indore for the majority of my life. I shot the movie Kaagaz in Lucknow’s surroundings in 2019 and am currently filming another series (Moonlight) in the state capital.

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Additionally, she will return to Rocket Boys in the upcoming season.

“I am pleased to say that I enjoy working with the folks I do. I don’t have high expectations, and I just strive to set a little bit higher standards with each assignment. She claims that it’s a wonderful experience to embody and maintain the persona throughout the days of filming.

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Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet talk about their new series Laid, and some of the horrors of dating as millennials.
Imagine a scenario where anyone and everyone you have ever been intimate with begins to die one by one. Is it a curse? If yes, then who is cursed? These are questions that Stephanie Hsu‘s Ruby battles with in the new zany comedy, Laid. Ahead of the show’s release, Stephanie and co-star Zosia Mamet spoke exclusively with HT about their roles, the show’s unique premise, and the horrors of dating as millennials. (Also read: Dune: Prophecy star Emily Watson on working with Tabu: ‘She is a true treasure’)

Stephanie Hsu on her character’s flawed morality

Laid, created by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna, is the story of Ruby (Stephanie Hsu), who discovers that all her sexual partners are dying one by one, and she must warn them. Helping her in this unique quest is her best friend AJ (Zosia). The fun thing about Laid is that the protagonists are not the usual likeable characters. “She is totally an anti-hero of our story. I really love that,” says Stephanie, referring to Ruby’s moral greyness. “I am not a perfect person and I love playing flawed characters. But it was difficult. The creators told me that she is a total narcissist. But narcissists don’t think they are one, so I had to figure out a way to love her. For me, playing Ruby was about getting into her psychology and finding the innocent part of her – which is that she just wants love,” the actor adds.

While sitcoms usually add the best friend as the voice of reason trope, Laid diverges from that, with AJ even zanier and more morally ambiguous than Ruby. Talking about playing such a colourful character, Zosia Mamet says, “When you play not-so-likable or zany characters, people don’t believe they are that way. I don’t think AJ wakes up every morning and thinks, ‘I am absolutely crazy’. It’s about trusting the writing and finding an organic way into these characters to make them seem grounded, real, and relatable.”

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Stephanie, Zosia reveal the worst gifts they received from partners

In Laid, Ruby gives the gift of death to the men she is with, even if that is inadvertent. Ask the women about the worst ‘gift’ a partner has ever given them, and the discussions veer into the unusual horrors of modern-day dating. “I got a vintage wooden duck decoy from someone. It was broken, and I thought, ‘What does this say about our relationship?’. They didn’t know me well enough to know if I’d want this but also that they gave me something old and ailing,” Zosia says with a laugh.

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