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Sandeepa Dhar credits Aatish Kapadia for introducing her to comedy
Published: 06/10/26 19:13
Mumbai | India
Mumbai, Oct 6 (UNI) Actress Sandeepa Dhar says filmmaker Aatish Kapadia played a key role in introducing her to comedy through "Chumbak", where she portrays Kiran, one of the few relatively sensible characters amid an eccentric set of personalities. Regarding becoming a part of the show, Sandeepa said that one day she received a call from Kapadia, the director of "Chumbak." He told her that he was developing a new show in collaboration with Netflix and JD and asked her to take a test for it. Dhar said, "At first, I was surprised to hear him say, 'Comedy, and me?'…