The ‘Sense 8’ actor on recreating the tragedy for the screen, studying the recruitment policies of the Taj group and on his next project ‘Bob Biswas’
one of the best parts of Mumbai Diary 26/11 — Amazon Prime Video’s new thriller set during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks – Tina Desai’s character is Ananya Ghosh. Their role is based on several members of the Taj Hospitality team, whose courage demonstrated when a fire broke out and the ‘guests first’ culture became the subject of a later one. Harvard Business Review Study. Actor, known for his performances in films like Best Exotic Marigold Hotels and shows like netflix sense8speak to The Hindu Weekend About their latest release, experience working with the Wachowski Sisters (for the Netflix show) and projects in the pipeline.
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keeping real
In mumbai diary 26/11, Starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Mohit Raina, emphasis has also been placed on the ‘real time’ aspect of the story. There are many extended action sequences with zero or very few cuts. These are very cleverly shot, a la sequences in shows like Amazon Prime’s own family man. Because of this, Mumbai Diary 26/11 is receiving positive reviews for its harsh portrayal and portrayal of terrorist attack. This is what makes it thrilling for the audience, but it also involved a grueling, strict shooting schedule for Desai and his fellow cast members. There was also pressure to portray real-life heroes, with the knowledge that should things go awry in terms of portrayal, the show could become an easy target for critics.
“It’s challenging when you have to recreate a situation that has traumatized so many people in real life to a great extent,” says Desai, while shooting the segment set at Taj, where I designed the set. was praising, but at the same time I had to remind myself that this really happened, that people really did die. It was strange and real, and we knew we needed to be as true to the real-life sequence of events as possible.”
In a pivotal scene in the show, her character, Ananya, is refused by everyone (including her trauma surgeon husband) when she announces that she is going back to the burning hotel, safely escorting several guests outside the building. taking from. Explaining how this scene summed up the essence of his character, Desai says, “I read about Taj’s recruitment policies and they target tier two and three cities for their hospitality teams because they feel that It is in cities that have old ethos. NS ‘Atithi Devo Bhava:‘ (Guests are like God) can still meet. The hospitality team of the real life Taj formed a human chain between the terrorists and the guests; He shot himself while trying to save the guests.”
sense8 even more
Desai’s biggest project to date was her lead role as Kala Dandekar in the Netflix science fiction show sense8 (2015–2018), co-produced by Lily and Lana Wachowski (distinguished director of) matrix suffrage). The show followed a group of eight strangers around the world who are bound to each other by a psychic connection, and has drawn criticism from around the world for its sophisticated portrayal of themes involving gender politics, sexual identity, and religious fundamentalism. reviewed.
“One of the wonderful parts of working sense8 He used to read the table. Because the cast was so diverse and the characters were from all over the world, there were so many new perspectives that we [the cast] picked up from each other,” says the actor, adding to the nature of how sense8The central narrative of – deceit – meant that he had to know the inside and outside of each character appearing. “Due to the shared-brain plot point, there were moments when I had to act as a different character and he had to act as me, so there was a lot of improvisation on the set as well. I wish the show was still around!”
Desai will soon be seen in Red Chillies bob biswas, a spin-off from the 2012 film starring Vidya Balan Story. “I have also shot for another project, which is a remake of the BBC show Crime, directed by Shaad Ali and developed by Applause Entertainment,” she concluded.
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