Art is no one’s mistress: TISCA CHOPRA

The debutant director says Aamir Khan continues to inspire her

- ANINDITA ACHARYA

Many still remember Tisca Chopra as Ishaan’ (Darsheel Safary) mother in Aamir Khan's 2007 “Taare Zameen Par’ For others, it was her turn as Vanita in the 2016 short film ‘Chutney’ that firmly established not just her prowess as an actor but also as a writer.

Tisca admits ‘Chutney’ opened up a new creative world for her. She went on to co-write and star in two more shorts: ‘Chhur?’ and ‘Rubaru:

‘And now, with ‘Sali Mohabbat; she finally steps into the director's chair. The direct-to-digital film is a gripping ‘how-dunnit, centred around a sheltered, almost invisible housewife (played by Radhika Apte), who’ hiding more than anyone suspects.

From learning on the sets of “Taare Zameen Par’ to pulling Anurag Kashyap (who plays one of the central characters in ‘Sali Mohabbat’) aside and politely asking him not to ‘rag’ her in front of the crew on her first day asa debutant filmmaker, Tisca opens up to ‘Millennium Post.

As a first-time director on the sets of ‘Saali Mohabaat’, what did you discover about yourself?