As someone who has built a career out of playing unique and memorable characters be it in 'Monsoon Wedding', 'Shanghai' or 'Children of War', Shome says she was fascinated by the story of a father (Umber Singh), played brilliantly by Irrfan, who raises his daughter as the son.
"Anup's affirmation of the tender while telling a rather brutal tale, drew me in. Kanwar (her character) was a creature I had not met before and I was drawn in, madly in love and terrified of heartbreak. The father's world was so dark that it invited a palpable attraction," Shome told PTI in an interview.
Shome says whatever reservation she had were blown away by beautifully etched world that included Tisca Chopra's character of mother Meher or Kanwar's wife Neeli, played by Rasika Dugal.
The 'Monsoon Wedding' actress says her director did not want her to use the crutch of prosthetics or make-up to play the role of a man in the story.