Prachi Desai has teamed up with mentor Ekta Kapoor for Once Upon A Time, in which she plays a don’s wife. Prachi did a lot of homework for the role of a Muslim working class girl in the 1970s, including visiting Muslim localities.
Prachi said she took up the role as she was bored of playing conventional roles. Playing a don’s wife was something she could’nt resist.
The role requires Prachi to look like a Muslim working-class girl in 1975 who gets involved with a don. Prachi along with Ekta has been catching up on all the video footage and hunting for clothes all over to prepare for the role.
She went to the Muslim localities of Mumbai last month, including Haji Ali, to pick up salwar-kameez suits. “This character is from a time that existed before me. Yes, I’ve done plenty of reading on my character. I want to look and feel like Mehjabeen. And it’s such a challenge,” said Prachi. More
