Meghna Malik talks about enduring long hours, prosthetic pain for 'Sankalp'
Mumbai, April 15
Actress Meghna Malik has shared a glimpse of her "intense behind-the-scenes prep" for her web series Sankalp, revealing how long hours in the makeup chair and painful prosthetics were part of bringing her character to life.
Meghna, who quipped that the role might not make it beyond the first season, took to Instagram and shared a video of herself giving long hours to the chair for getting her prosthetics done for the series.
She wrote in the caption: "This is when you know your character is gonna survive only SEASON ONE and there is no way leaping into the next."
"One doesn't have to work on lines or emotions as you have to play dead but ya preparation behind the scenes can be long hours sitting mostly still in the chair and painful #prosthetics ...makeup.....#sankalp #webseries @jhadisha #meghnamalik #amazonmaxplayer," she concluded.
Sankalp, which also stars Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Neeraj Kabi, is helmed by Prakash Jha. It explores how power is manufactured not through elections, but through mentorship and institutional control. Inspired by the ancient Chanakya-Chandragupta chronicles, the series reimagines political strategy for modern India, where classrooms replace battlefields and bureaucrats replace soldiers, as per the synopsis.
The actress shot to fame by playing the character of Ammaji in the show Na Aana Is Des Laado, which dealt with the issue of female infanticide and other atrocities against women.She also had supporting roles in several movies, including Chalte Chalte, Kuch Naa Kaho, Angrezi Medium, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, Taare Zameen Par and Selfiee.
In 2017, she was signed up to reprise her role as Ammaji in Laado 2. She quits the show in 2018, while the show went off air the same year.
She was last seen on the big screen in Heer Express, directed by Umesh Shukla. The film also stars Divita Juneja, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Mishra, Gulshan Grover, and Prit Kamani. The story centres on Heer Wallia, a young woman from Punjab who moves to the United Kingdom following the death of her mother.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Prakash Jha, Nana Patekar, and a Chanakya-inspired plot? This is the kind of political drama we need on OTT. Hope it lives up to the hype. The cast is stellar.
Her role as Ammaji was iconic. Good to see her getting substantial work again. The behind-the-scenes struggle is real, but the caption about surviving only one season is a bit funny and sad at the same time.
While I appreciate the hard work, I sometimes feel these "painful process" stories are shared for sympathy. The end product needs to justify it. Hope the series is worth the effort she's putting in.
Chanakya's strategies applied to modern Indian politics? That's a brilliant premise. Jha sir usually delivers hard-hitting content. Fingers crossed!
The makeup and prosthetic artists deserve a shoutout too! It's a team effort. Wishing the entire crew all the best. Can't wait to binge-watch this. 🎬
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