“You found my best angle,” she said to a stunned Riya, smiling. “I’ve spent twenty years being told to be perfect. To suck in my stomach. To smile a certain way. You showed them the person who spills chai on her script and laughs about it.”

In recent years, she has favored content-driven, women-centric roles, such as the fearless cop in the franchise (2014–2026) and a grieving mother in Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023). Awards and Critical Recognition