Isha Talwar says she ‘sat at home’ for a year after breakout success of Mirzapur season two: ‘It took me ten years to get the show and then…’

In an interview with indianexpress.com, when asked how did her life change post Mirzapur, Isha said, “I sat at home for a year after Mirzapur, until I could get Saas Bahu aur Flamingo. It took me ten years to get a Mirzapur and then I had to really find… It happens, it took a while. Like I said I sat at home for a year until this show happened, so you wait patiently. I have not worked since November. I am now waiting for this show to release.”

Directed by Homi Adajania, making his series debut, Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo stars Dimple Kapadia as Savitri, who runs a drug cartel, supported by her equally fierce daughters-in-law and daughter, played by Radhika Madan, Angira Dhar and Isha.

Isha said post Mirzapur, she had consciously decided not to give auditions as she had been doing it for ten years. Every casting director in the city, Isha said, has about “500 tapes” of her auditions. But for Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo, the actor said she did test for the role as Homi insisted.

 

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“I wanted to be a part of the show the moment I saw the presentation that came to me. I had stopped auditioning after Mirzapur. So, I texted Homi if he could watch some scenes from Mirzapur because I didn’t want to audition as I had auditioned with him 8 years ago. He said no, we do need an audition. I then tested for it and instinctively wanted to be a part of it when I saw the material.

“I didn’t want to audition after Mirzapur because I have been auditioning for ten years, every casting director has about 500 tapes of mine so I think I have done my bit of auditioning,” she added.

Isha said a show like Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo, which is backed by a good script, is a rarity in the industry. “It is difficult to be surprised by one. It is very rare that you come across a good script, it has taken a while. But the doors are slowly opening with OTT.”

The show also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Ashish Verma, Varun Mitra, Udit Arora, Deepak Dobriyal, Monica Dogra and Jimit Trived. Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo will stream on Disney Plus Hotstar from May 5.