Asked about her reaction when she was offered the show, she said, “Well, my reaction was like, ‘I want to do it.’ That was my reaction, and fortunately, God heard my prayers. I am doing Adi Shankaracharya and playing Arambha in the series, who is Adi Shankaracharya’s mother. I feel so honored and so blessed to be part of this beautiful, beautiful project.”
Talking about the producer, she shared, “Well, Dr. Modi is so, so lovely. It’s so good to hear him. When he speaks, you actually understand what he is saying, because his life journey and his knowledge regarding the spiritual path or the work he has done, he knows in-depth about everything. So I feel it’s fabulous to be working with him and his production house, and yeah, I feel very, very grateful.”
Shilpa also spoke warmly about Chitra Vakil Sharma and Sheetal. “Well, Chitra is an amazing executive producer. She has made this journey of mine with Adi Shankaracharya so beautiful and so nice,” she said.
“Sheetal Singh is my friend from a previous life, I think I just got to know her now. But I am actually doing this project only because of her. She believed in me and she trusted in me, and I am so happy that this has happened for all of us,” she added, and shared that many people who know Sheetal say one thing about her, “that ma’am never backs down from any promise she makes”. Shilpa is also looking forward to doing more work with Chitra, who is starting her own production house. “Relationships are one thing, but when you meet good people, I think you should know how to keep them,” she said.
On the changes the project brought in her, she shared, “I think personally I have become very calm as a human being and obviously, I knew when I signed this show that there would be a lot of changes within me because I have a spiritual guide, Sindamma, and Sindamma told me that if I do this project, it would be life-changing for me. And actually, I think about all the situations that happen in my life in a very different way now. I look at those situations very differently.”
Looking back at her long career, she said, “Well, I just feel that my only learning is that I am ready to learn everyday, that’s my learning. I was ready to learn 30 years ago when I was working. I am ready to learn even today because things are changing, people are changing, people’s minds are changing, the way cinema is made is changing. And in that change, if you don’t become part of the change, then you just have to sit at home.”
As for the kind of roles she wants to do now, she said, “Well, I’m looking at good, good, good characters, good films, and I’m sure there’s scope for everyone today. So something or the other will definitely come up 100%.”
She ended with a message for her fans: “May your life and your people be filled with love, laughter and lots and lots of light. Spread light, spread happiness and be happy.”
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