New Delhi: Konkana Sen Sharma is an instinctive artist. The actor-filmmaker knows what will connect to audiences. Known for her versatile filmography, the veteran actor recently spoke about her recently released show ‘Killer Soup’, censorship on OTT and more.
“We obviously worked very hard. Shows also take a lot of time to make. By the time audiences finally watch it, a long time has passed. As soon as you finish shooting, you are so vulnerable and sensitive as an actor, but by the time it releases you regain some composure. One is a little more detached, which is a good thing. It’s a wonderful feeling to see this reaction,” she told Hindustan Times in an interview.
Konkana Sen Sharma has been a part of OTT for quite some time now. She was seen in the first and second season of 'Mumbai Diaries. She also directed one film in the anthology series 'Lust Stories' with Amruta Subhash and Tillotama Shome which many considered as the best among the lot.
Speaking about the OTT space, Konkana said“I had been watching international series like Fargo and Breaking Bad, until OTT became big in India. I was familiar with the concept, and was dying to do (a limited series) because I had only done films and short films. So when Mumbai Diaries was offered to me, I was excited as I had never done a web series, and I was happy to jump on the bandwagon,” in the same interaction.
When asked if female actors are offered protagonist roles more on OTT than films, even today, Konkana shared, "Maybe. I don’t watch all OTT films and shows. But of late the films which have done well at the box office don’t have such extensive roles for women. I may be mistaken, but on the big screen there are not great roles for women right now. They will come.”
Talking about a lot of self censorship on OTT platforms, Konkana Sen Sharma said, "Everybody is very careful about what they are saying, you never know when an FIR will come. A lot of self censorship is happening, which was not there a decade ago."
"This censorship is largely about respecting religious sentiments. I don’t think it is there for misogyny, how much one can show. Women are hit, violence is inflicted (in web projects), but sadly not much censorship is there. There is a lot of censorship when it comes to religion. We have to think ourselves how good or bad that is,” she added.
On the work front, Konkana Sen Sharma was last seen alongside Manoj Bajpayee in the Netflix series 'Killer Soup'.