Shefali Shah: “My character is fragile, vulnerable in Three Of Us”

Shefali Shah and Jaideep Ahlawat spoke about their film Three of Us starring Swanand Kirkire along with the two actors and directed by Avinash Arun. The film about love and longing was screened at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India, Goa. While talking about the film being screened under the Indian Panorama section, Shefali said, “It’s an honour that our film is being screened here. It’s impossible to explain the film in words, it’s an emotion that can only be felt.”

Talking about the shooting experience, the actress said, “The film was shot in Konkan, we used to have really long days because we were trying to catch morning light. Our first shot used to be at 5.30 in morning but every place we shot at, was just exquisite. This film looks like a Konkoni tourism film. It is beautifully shot, each frame almost looks like a painting. Our director Avinash has shot the film beautifully.”

When asked if the role in the film was challenging, Actor Jaideep Ahlawat said, “For me the challenge is to make my character believable. If the script is written well, it becomes easier for actors.”

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Talking about her character Shefali said, “I will cherish this film experience all my life. When Avinash told me about the film, it was a one liner and a very short synopsis of the film. Though I am known for playing strong characters on screen, what I liked the most is, my character Shaileja is very fragile, vulnerable and that is the beauty of this woman.”

On being asked if there is any difference as an actor, in doing films for theatrical vs OTT, Shefali said, “Just because you are working in a certain medium, the way you work doesn’t change but the advantage of doing OTT is that you get to explore your character much more.”

Jaideep on asked the same question, said, “for actors, there is no difference as such because we need to convey the emotions, conflict and other nuances to the audiences. For the makers there must be a difference, but for actors, apart from long hours, I don’t think there is much of a difference.”