When an opportunity allows you to tick every box that excites you as an actor, you grab it with both hands. Kritika Kamra did exactly that with The Great Shamsuddin Family, an upcoming family dramedy helmed by Anusha Rizvi. The JioHotstar film marks the director’s return 15 years after her acclaimed debut, Peepli Live (2010).

Alongside Kamra, the film features an impressive ensemble that includes Juhi Babbar, Sheeba Chadha, Farida Jalal and Shreya Dhanwanthary. “There are so many brilliant women in film, and then I was getting the opportunity to work with Anusha, whose Peepli Live I loved. I was really interested in just her voice as a director,” says Kamra.