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Sanya on playing Anupama Banerji: Her growing-up years intrigued me
Updated On: 01 August, 2020 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Playing Anupama Banerji in Shakuntala Devi, Sanya Malhotra discusses bringing the unusual mother-daughter relationship to screen.
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A still from Shakuntala Devi
With Shakuntala Devi, director Anu Menon introduced us to the woman who had a way with numbers. But where she has celebrated Devi's achievements in the field of math, the director has also deftly showcased the protagonist's difficult relationship with daughter Anupama Banerji. Sanya Malhotra, who plays Banerji in the Vidya Balan-led film, says she was fascinated by the unconventional mother-daughter relationship.
"I was excited to understand her psyche because she must have gone through various experiences as she grew up with a famous mother. As a child, she used to often travel with her mother to the shows. I was intrigued by those years and how she rationalised it all. Anu helped me in prepping for the character; we developed a backstory to her. I also met my friends who shared a similar relationship with their mother," says the actor. Malhotra, who traded her signature curls for fringes, believes the styling and make-up brought her closer to inhabiting her character.
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