'I'm in tune with my mum,' says Konkona

Konkona Sensharma plays a critical role in her mother’s film 15 Park Street. “It was quite a big challenge to play the complex role of a mentally and physically challenged young girl,” she says, during an interview in Mumbai.

Konkona says an actor’s job is tricky because it means saying someone else’s lines and meeting someone else’s vision. “A lot of times I find acting boring. You spend most of the time waiting when you shoot for a film. Acting is only a shooting experience. The film is more important to me.”

Has it been an advantage to have Aparna Sen as her mother?

“I am lucky enough to have her as my mother. Mum started direction when she was 32 with 36 Chowringhee Lane. I was born when she was directing that film. I was cast in Mr and Mrs Iyer because I happened to be around mum when she decided on the project.

“It is a compliment if expectations soar because I happen to be her daughter. Mum and I understand each other very well. I know her body language well and she knows mine. We are in tune with one another.”

To what extent does Konkona depend on her director?

“I depend a lot on my director. I may be spontaneous as an actor but I need a director. It is true that I do a lot of acting subconsciously and I need the director to tone me down if I tend to go haywire,” Konkona says.