BOOM December 2015 | Page 18

F E AT U R E Back with a bang Konkona sen sharma K onkona Sen Sharma is one actress who has broken barriers in her choice of roles. Her recent release based on the 2008 Noida double murder case, Meghna Gulzar’s Talvar, has blown the dust over the controversial whodunit. It has forced audiences to do a rethink, something which has won praise for the makers and the actors. Konkona was keen to portray a character based on Nupur Talwar, a mother convicted of murdering her teen daughter. And she brought the right amount of shock and sensitivity to her portrayal. “With Vishal Bhardwaj as the writer and producer and Meghna as the director, I was confident that the subject would be dealt with sensitivity. Even the actors are credible people like Neeraj Kabi (based on Rajesh Talwar’s character) and Irrfan (based on CBI officer Arun Kumar),” she says. Konkona, who has worked before with Vishal in acclaimed projects like Omkara, Saat Khoon Maaf and Ek Thi Daayan, believes he’s a non-interfering filmmaker. “He hardly came on the set and let Meghna do her work. He wrote the film and did the music, so his contribution has been invaluable,” says she. Konkona insists that working with great actors elevates her own performance. “I had loved Neeraj Kabi as the monk in Ship of Theseus. Neeraj is gentle and has a twinkling sense of humour. Initially, I used to be intimidated because he remained in his own zone. I am shy as well. Once duri