Tanishaa Mukherji opens up on playing a mother in 'Luv You Shankar'

It’s a film that is very close to my heart because for the first time, I’ll be playing a mother to a young boy. I have used a lot of interaction references with my nieces and nephews. I love that the character that I’m playing has a teasing, playful, relationship of friendship with her son, which is similar to the kind of relationship that I have with my mother. I took every opportunity to get into the character and feel every emotion.

I loved the synopsis that was sent to me and the fact that the film is about a baby Shankar. It was being shot in Benaras and I have never been there before. It was such a suspenseful and thrilling film. I am a huge Shiv bhakt. We were shooting right on the banks of the Ganga at the Ghats. It was like a spiritual experience for me. I got the opportunity to visit the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir when it was empty and do a rudra abhishek.

 The first thing is can I feel the character? If I feel something when I am being narrated the concept, then I immediately get excited and want to get involved.

Please, put it out there: I am ready! I want to do a Bengali film. Gautam [Haldar] da was about to do a project with me years ago. I am a huge fan of Bengali cinema and I think there are such intense subjects and the female characters are so striking and strong. I’d love to be a part.

Right now I am sitting on the beaches of Havelock Island and have painted my nails fluorescent pink.

I have a Marathi project coming up after Luv You Shankar.