Her usual choice of projects often veers toward depicting reality. Rarely do we see Shahana Goswami in romantic dramas — that is, until she is offered Four Years Later, an SBS show originally made for an Australian audience and now streaming around the globe. The Lionsgate Play series revolves around newlyweds Sridevi (Goswami) and Yash (played by Akshay Ajit Singh), who are forced to spend four years apart when he moves to Australia for medical training. They finally reunite in Sydney but must come to terms with life after living apart. The show explores migration through various lenses. In conversation with mid-day, the actor talks about long-distance relationships, the concept of marriage, and why the show will resonate with everyone.

Excerpts from the interview.

Do you think long-distance relationships/marriages work?
I don’t have black and white ideas of things. As I have grown older, I have realised that everything is circumstantial, people- and situation-specific. Is a long-distance relationship a difficult situation, with respect to practicality and emotions? Yes, but people have done it. I think it depends on where one is in their life, what connects two people, and what they are seeking from each other. If the relationship is healthy, sometimes maintaining it in long distances is fairly easier compared to when there are already cracks in the equation.