Mrunmayee Deshpande reminisces about ‘Kesar’

‘Kesar‘ is the character’s name actress Mrunmayee Deshpande played in historical marathi films ‘Farzand’ and ‘Fatehshikst’. Mrunmayee, undoubtedly, is a versatile actor and she’s one of the favourite actresses of Maharashtra. She won the hearts of the audience with her acting skills. As her ‘Fatehshikst’ is having a world television premiere, Mrunmayee went down memory lane.

Mrunmayee put in a lot of hard work while reprising the role of Kesar. She learnt Shivaji-era lingo, sword fighting etc. Viewers can watch Kesar on 16th of this month as Fatehshikst premiers on television. Talking about her role Mrunmayee Deshpande reminisced, ‘I enjoyed playing Kesar in Farzand and after it’s success prompted second part to be made. Director Digpal Lanjekar started work on Fatehshikst and I was sure that he’ll come to me with Kesar. I was informed about different nuances of Kesar in this film. She could not err as a lot of lives were dependent on her actions. Bahirji Naik, who was a sleuth for Shivaji Maharaj, inducted her in his team. In fact Kesar’s preparations were ongoing since the first part, that’s why it was not that difficult for me to reprise it. The moment I read the script I knew what is expected from Kesar’s character. I extracted the core of the character to the satisfaction of the director’.