Reel Deal

Mehra says her interest in acting dates back to childhood. “I did plays through school and college and was part of a professional theatre group called Kid’s World,which specialised in musicals and rock operas. But 15 years ago,acting wasn’t considered much of a profession,so I studied to become a banker instead. Post-marriage I quit my job and it’s only been a year since I have got back to theatre again,” she says,talking of the upcoming rock opera production of I Dream Theatre,of which she is a member. The play is slated to have 40 shows in Delhi and Mumbai over the summer.

The movie,which is now going through post-production work,had Mehra shooting for about three weeks in Delhi and Mumbai. “The director’s new; much of the crew was new. It was fun working our way through it,” she says. Kapoor,whose sister Rhea is the producer of the movie along with dad Anil,held a workshop to break the ice among the actors. “We all read the script together,did a few basic exercises and just got to know each other better. It helped ease out the unfamiliarity,” says Mehra,also a mom to toddler twins. Mehra says she did not have much trouble in portraying her character in the film. “I play a sister,a wife and a mother in the movie,all of which I am in real life. How difficult can it be to emote for these?”