‘I Had To Work On My Body Language’

Vaani
Kapoor
claimed
she
faced
challenges
while
working
in
the
upcoming
OTT
series, Mandala
Murders. 

Directed
by
Gopi
Puthran
and
Manan
Rawat,

Mandala
Murders also
stars
Vaibhav
Raj
Gupta,
Surveen
Chawla,
Shriya
Pilgaonkar,
Siddhanth
Kapoor,
Rahul
Bagga,
Raghubir
Yadav
and
Monica
Choudhary.

“This
story
is
very
compelling,”
Vaani
says.

“Every
character
has
been
written
intricately
with
fine
detailing.
While
the
films
provide
a
chance
to
establish
the
character
arc
within
a
few
hours,
the
OTT
show
will
feature
constant
character
development
in
every
episode.
In
every
episode,
audiences
can
see
the
nuances
and
different
shades
of
different
characters.”

How
did
Vaani
prepare
for
her
role?

“There
is
action,
so
I
had
to
undergo
training.
For
my
character,
Riya,
I
had
to
work
on
my
body
language,
thought
process,
and
dilemmas.
Gopi
sir,
Manan
and
I
worked
very
hard
on
how
to
mould
the
character.
The
process
was
interesting,
but
there
were
also
hiccups
to
maintain
the
interest
level
of
the
audience
in
the
character,”
she
says.

 

Vaani
plays
a
police
officer
in
the
series.

“They
are
often
perceived
as
strong-headed
and
serious
individuals.
But
with
my
character,
Gopi,
sir
wanted
to
explore
the
vulnerable
side
of
the
police
officer,”
she
says.

“There
is
this
one
scene
where
my
character
breaks
down.
It
was
not
because
she
was
feeling
weak
but
it
was
a
sense
of
relief
that
she
felt
after
letting
go
a
huge
burden
from
her
heart.
It
really
felt
very
real
and
hard-hitting.”

Mandala
Murders is
set
in
the
quaint
town
of
Charandaspur,
where
two
detectives
unravel
a
conspiracy
of
ritualistic
killings
tied
to
a
centuries-old
secret
society.

The
show
is
the
second
series
from
Netflix
and
YRF’s
creative
partnership,
following

The
Railway
Men in
2023.

It
will
release
on
July
25
on
Netflix.

Photographs
curated
by
Manisha
Kotian/Rediff