Acclaimed actor Sakshi Tanwar is about to star in Netflix’s Mai, which is able to see her play a grieving mom, who units out to avenge her daughter’s demise. The movie, from the stables of Karnesh Ssharma‘s Clean Slate Filmz, also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Vivek Mushran, Raima Sen, and Prashant Narayanan among others. Ever since the trailer of the film dropped, fans have been comparing the web show with Sridevi’s Mom and Raveena Tandon’s Maatr. Both these movies additionally offered the story of a mom, who fights all odds to deliver justice to her daughter. Speaking to indianexpress.com, Sakshi mentioned that whereas it’s ‘nice’ to be in contrast, the tales of all these tasks are very totally different from one another.
“Comparisons are always nice as it gives you the feeling that people are talking about your project. I think once they watch the show, they will realise how different it is from these films. It might have a similar one-line concept of a mother avenging her daughter but there’s a lot in Mai beyond that. If I say anything more, I will reveal the story. Hence I will just say one has to watch the show to know how different it is,” Sakshi mentioned.
Given that the story has been instructed a number of occasions on display, we quizzed the Bade Achhe Lagte Hain actor on how Mai will stand out. She mentioned, “The approach is very real and we have presented the story in a very organic manner. The circumstances are very dramatic but the characters aren’t. I think that sets us apart from any other genre. All the characters in the story are very ordinary people, who are put under extraordinary situations. The style of storytelling, its presentation, and the performances are very real. This time the story is being told in a very raw form.”
Talking additional about her character Sheel, Sakshi Tanwar mentioned that she might not have learnt one thing from her, however she is certain there are numerous girls like her. She mentioned that it’s Sheel’s love for her daughter that forces her to take the legislation into her palms. “She is a loving and doting mother, very docile and homely. When the daughter meets with an accident, she realises there’s more to it and starts uncovering the truth. And in that process, she transforms into a different person. She goes from being a meek housewife to an avenging mother, who finally wants to get justice for her daughter.”
On a ultimate notice, the Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki actor mentioned that she is taking again an incredible journey with Mai, and the possibility to work with some gifted co-stars. She added, “We also got to unlearn a lot. We have been acting for so many years, and have a set style of portraying certain emotions. Mai has helped us to unlearn that. Thanks to our directors and showrunner, we managed to bring a completely different take on the scenes we were doing. It was a great experience. I did not know I could do those scenes this way. It was very satisfying, and I think that’s my biggest takeaway from the show.”
Starting April 15, Mai will stream on Netflix.
