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MUMBAI : For Harleen Sethi, everything about her role in Bad Cop felt like a dream come true. However, she first turned down the criminal thriller directed by Aditya Datt. Because she wasn't sure she would enjoy portraying young mother Devika Naik.
“Our industry tends to stereotype actors quickly. The moment you hear it’s the role of a young mother, as a female actor, you get scared. You think what if the industry offers only such parts thereon,” she reveals.
Ultimately, Sethi accepted the role of Devika, a police officer in the series starring Gulshan Devaiah and Anurag Kashyap, due to the director's persistence. These days, she saw it as one of those tasks that delighted her with creative satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment.
“I enjoy doing roles that speak to society in some way. Another reason was that I got to don the uniform. I come from a Sikh family, and Sikhs have a long-standing relationship with the uniform. They wear it with absolute responsibility. Thirdly, I got to do action. How many such parts are written for women?” Another perk was sharing screen space with Devaiah, whom she considers a fluid artiste. “I learnt so much by just observing him. He is unpredictable. That’s why his choices in a scene are interesting.”
Sethi's breakthrough work Kohrra is followed in the Disney+ Hotstar series (2023). Since the premiere of the Sudip Sharma-created series, the actor claims to have noticed a significant change in the way the industry sees her.
“Since Kohrra, I don’t have to walk up to people at parties; they come up to me to speak. I have gained more respect in the industry. There is the stamp of a good actor on me now.”
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Credit- Mid Day
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