I can't deal with the smokers. I can't, it's a deal breaker for me
You have an answer for that?
I have no answer. I haven't dated people who smoke
Both of you have to meet each other halfway it works yeah this is very manageable.
If you are feeling like, where am I stuck be grateful that you have somebody around you
So, there are four people in the house and their plans of going out and everything
honeymooning and parties and all of that but everything has been cancelled because it's
Covid, so how does it go from the girl side, from the guy's side from the family
My condolences to that situation
For single people, there's no division you have to do all the crap yourself so yeah you know deal with it
Welcome to Pinkvilla
Hi Nayanika. Hi, thank you for having us
How are you guys doing?
Doing good, very good.
Yeah. We saw the trailer and it really looks very promising, you guys
Thank you because we haven't seen it yet
Yeah, some good work there so be rest assured
Yeah, fingers crossed, let's see
Alright, so Unpaused is a story of many emotions but there's love, there's hope, there's some
sort of fear but the key factor here is versatility like there's a versatile cast, there's a diverse
team of directors who've written it, who've shot it and now we can see multiple actors,
multiple emotions so how do you guys deal with those multiple aspects over there?
It's a treat genuinely I mean because I have been wanting to work with Priyanshu for quite
some time and like you said versatile actor and a great director, Nupur and you know our
wonderful production team with Pranati and Neeraj and everybody else at Pink Window so
yeah, those the reasons that you mentioned were the reason that I wanted to be a part of this
And that's the interesting thing about anthology, right? You get to see as a viewer also you
get to see such different stories very well you know with a very different kind of a story
telling, by different directors but it's the same theme, it's the same somewhere background of
the second wave and of post lockdown stories. You know this has happened with people and
how different people have reacted to these times, you know the last year. Especially
so to see that I think anthology becomes very, very interesting and as you know she's saying
you know the kind of actors we've got not just in our story even otherwise Geetanjali Kulkarni, there's Saqib and everybody we want to watch
them the different directors will come together everyone's there so yeah it becomes very interesting
So, the first anthology was a hit. Does that create some sort
of pressure, some sort of competition over the successors?
Pressure, no. I think in fact you are much more in a comfortable space I believe so because you've
already there is an audience who is waiting for it somewhere when they hear Unpaused 2
there's a familiarity of what they're going to be watching in the sense of the theme of the
anthology they know this is how it's going to be dealt with and it's just that yeah we're also
loved and our stories also connect with the audience as much as how they connect with one
which is I believe will happen because of the kind of stories we have, the kind of directors we
have because it happened with me. When I was doing Mirzapur 2, the hype around Mirzapur
that time I was like oh my God how am I going to enter this world?
I was just about to say we actually have someone in the cast who has experience with season twos
Season two somewhere you get there is a little bit of nervousness but that is a very good
nervousness I feel because I knew people are going to watch something like this but
you need to fit yourself in that world and people still love
you because they you know they like that world
There is definite bumper opening
Don’t know about bumper but an opening for sure. Rest depends on how we deal with it
Alright so Unpaused is a beautiful word to in fact describe the whole anthology so you
guys each of you one line for how you feel about the title?
Well, it's indicative of how you know lockdowns have played an effect into our lives
where in the sense that we've all sort of paused so we all
need to figure out our own ways to get back out there pause
I would say after a very long pause in our life we are again trying to you know somewhere
recover, somewhere recoup and come to a life now where we want to just move forward
and not pause again so I think Unpaused is something that
you know starting a new journey now with this new year
I think in this new year, this new journey will really make an impact in the sense of
that how you want to just keep moving forward now and forget about what is happening
Sounds great.
So since in Unpaused you guys are a couple who stuck together and there'll be issues, there'll
be problems and this happened with couples. There were married couples, who got married
not even went out, stuck in the home and you know people coming back to their hometown
and working from there so there were so many problems so here now we're going to play a
small game, a small quiz which will be Covid survival guide for couples. Are you guys ready for it?
Yes, alright.
Let's try it
Okay some situations and how is the couple going to deal with it
Okay so both the partners are stuck in a small one BHK
apartment during the lockdown. Three weeks have
gone by and the frustration level has started
Is like now what do we have to do
Yeah, if you can't even live three weeks with your person, with your partner, I don't think your relationship has a good future
You're saying if you're frustrated then what should they do?
We are talking about, what will be the survival guide for couples?
Oh no, it's a small one space, no physical space, a bedroom
Yeah give each other space but also try to do maybe some fun stuff together. Maybe it's
something which is very, very nonsensical and doesn't make sense at all maybe you have
fun with that together. Sometimes don't think so much yeah
Okay one is a smoker and one is a non-smoker and but earlier it was manageable and now it's not
This even I want to know how you manage. Yeah, because I
can't deal with smokers. I can't, it's a deal breaker for me
You have an answer for that?
I have no answer. I haven't dated people who smoke
And you will not
Maybe it's good for the smoker to not smoke for a while and it's going to be helpful for him
or her only so you know just look at it from a good way and take a sabbatical break from it
A great solution.
That's a great solution if you can manage. Yeah if you can
Yeah, and everything was on the pause so why don't you give your smoking too?
Right
So, one is an extrovert, one is an introvert. Earlier though you know one was going out, other
was comfortable staying in and you know they could spend good time together and they were
spending good time apart but now it's all the time together so does the extrovert get on the introvert?
No, this I have been. In this situation I have made it several
times. Both of you have to meet each other halfway it
works yeah this is very manageable
I'm sure yeah so maybe just divide your time.
The extrovert actually the morning will always
be for the introvert yeah peaceful and silent in their own places and
don't have to interfere with each other and the evening
choose the time now six to eight is for the extrovert whatever he or she wants to do
Yeah, for all these things I think it helps to set expectations. I think all the problems come
when you don't have a clear line of communication of what you expect and what the other
person is capable whether they can meet those expectations or not so if that is clear I feel like
a lot of situations won't be problems. They'll be manageable you know
Whether there is a pandemic or not. Regardless of pandemic or not. Absolutely right
So, let's get into the situation a couple is newly married and it's an arranged setup and they're
moving in with in-laws okay and so there are four people in the house and their plans of
going out and everything honeymooning and parties and all of that but everything has been
cancelled because it's Covid. So how does it go from the girl side, from the guy's side, from the family's side?
My condolences to that situation.
I would say try to what if you can try to, I don't know
Still a 1 BHK but just try
No, no I’m not struggling because thankfully the family
stays away and there are no relatives with
Yeah, yeah, we all did it I think that
That's been simple just divide the work
I think
Divide the course of your you know day and it happens yeah, yeah
As for single people there's no division you have to do all the crap yourself so yeah you know deal with it
Right and what if there's a lack of personal space for each you
know because you're there all the time you're looking at each other's faces and
Keep designated areas and designated time periods for when you will like cross paths, I know
a lot of my friends actually have like made their life in one room or maybe their life in the
hall in the room you know just like separate areas and they
decided that they will only meet at meal times you know
So yeah, I know this from like a couple of friends of mine
Or you have your take long showers and take a long walk, just keep it this is taking me time there
Yeah, this is from experience
Right your ultimate tip for the survival guide for couples in Covid?
Ultimate tip? Communication and setting of expectations help in life
Generally, with or without the lockdown. Yes
Yeah, and maybe you just if you are feeling like where am I stuck, be grateful that you have somebody around you
That is true unlike people who didn't have anybody to complain so
Yeah, so you have somebody to pour your heart out, you have somebody to complain, you
have somebody to fight with or argue with, be happy with, watch a movie and discuss
anything so I think a physical presence just be grateful to
that and maybe the more you give the more you will get
Perfect.
Also, disclaimer. I'm not making single people feel like
depressed and no, no it was a lot of fun, ignore it. There's a lot of fun
They all must be like after watching Unpaused, after waching it they all will be like we don't want to be single anymore
So, I think it's time to wrap up the interview but I had a blast
and my cheeks are hurting from the laugh we've had I hope it's the same for you guys
Thank you Nayanika. Thank you for having us
Thank you. Thank you, so much and good luck.
Alright, thank you. Thank you. Bye.