Harleen Sethi’s Inspector Devika, in the crime thriller , finds herself in an unusual predicament. She is her husband’s (Gulshan Devaiah) superior at work. But, their professional equation is the least of her concerns.
Unknown to her, the man who she thinks is her husband, could well be his estranged twin, and a conman to boot. Written by Rensil D’Silva and directed by Aditya Datt, on Disney+Hotstar is an adaptation of the German series of the same name, and also stars filmmaker Anurag Kashyap as the antagonist. Sethi divulges that apart from the charm of wearing a uniform and stripes on screen, it was the opportunity to depict what gender equality looks like that drew her to the show.
“There really should not be any gender classification in professional spaces. It is okay for a woman to have a thriving professional and personal life. She never should have to compromise one for the other,” she says, adding, “I loved the husband-wife dynamic in the show; it is okay for a woman to be her husband’s boss and for them to still have a happy marriage.
I hope this makes an impact.” Talking about the success of a small-budget film like , which superseded the views of the mega-blockbuster but misogynistic , Sethi says it is a classic case of art imitating life. “We (female actors) are finally getting to play diverse characters, which have agency.
The writers are bringing nuanced stories and the audience is reciprocating. My character Nimrat from , for instance, was hi.