Anjum Sharma said – ‘Munna’ of ‘Captain’ is a down to earth and raw character: Said – After ‘Mirzapur’ something different had to be done; Played the role of Sharad Shukla in the series

Actor Anjum Sharma is in the news these days for her web series ‘Kaptaan’. Anjum has played the role of ‘Munna’ in this thriller. In conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Anjum Sharma talked about Munna of ‘Kaptaan’, Sharad Shukla of ‘Mirzapur’, the changing times of OTT, mass cinema and her journey of acting. ‘Kaptaan’ is an intense cop-crime drama, directed by Jatin Wagle. This series is streaming on Amazon MX Player. Question: Sharad Shukla of ‘Mirzapur’ and Munna of ‘Kaptan’, both the characters are completely different. What were your thoughts about Munna? Answer: First of all, on hearing the name, people reach for Munna from ‘Mirzapur’. I also thought that man, Munna again? But then I thought, okay, let’s see how to make it different from the character of Munna in ‘Mirzapur’. The biggest difference was in his belt and speech. ‘Mirzapur’ was set in Purvanchal and ‘Kaptaan’ is set in Western UP. Munna of ‘Kaptaan’ is a very down to earth person. He does anything while laughing. Doesn’t think much before carrying out any big incident. There is a fun, a rawness in him. Question: What was the biggest preparation for this character? Answer: The biggest preparation was for the dialect of this role. There is a very slight difference in the dialect of Haryana and Western UP, but it was important to catch that difference correctly. The rest of the people in the show have come from outside, but my character is from there. Therefore, it was very important for it to be completely planted with the same soil. Question: Was there a desire to do something completely different after ‘Mirzapur’? Answer: Absolutely. Sharad Shukla was a very good character, people loved him a lot, but he was a little restrained, a thoughtful man. After that I felt like doing something where I could open up completely. Munna gave me that opportunity. I took out all my tools and said let’s do something different this time. Question: You have made Munna very ‘human’. There is a feeling of belongingness in it. Answer: It is very important for me for any character to be a human being. It is important that you be able to connect with that person. You may or may not like him after the story is over, but you will feel that yes, he is a real person. Like in one scene he goes to get the fields vacated and says very calmly, ‘Brother, please do it, if you don’t do it then I will have to do something.’ There you feel that man, this also has its own compulsion. Question: The reels of the role of ‘Munna’ are becoming quite viral on social media. Was this response expected? Answer: To be honest, I myself was a little surprised. Views are coming in millions. People gave a lot of love. Some people even said that they liked my work in ‘Kaptan’ more than ‘Mirzapur’. It was both nice and a little shocking to hear this. Question: How was the experience of working with Kavita Kaushik? Answer: There were some scenes between us in the show where there was light bickering, sensuality and fun, but we kept a very thin line. Didn’t over him. There was some physical man-handling in one scene, so I was very careful that Kavita does not get hurt, but after two-three takes, she herself said, ‘Anjum, you can hold it a little harder.’ Then that scene turned out very well. Question: How is the definition of ‘mass’ content changing today? Answer: For me, mass does not just mean noise. Mass means connecting with the emotions of as many people as possible. If people of different ages, backgrounds and thinking connect with something, then it has definite credibility. In today’s time, nothing can be mass in mere air. Story, performance, entertainment and engagement all have to be there.



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