After Renuka Shahane and Deepshikha Nagpal, the latest to join the team of Khichdi is Debina Bonnerjee. Interestingly, this is the first show that Debina will be seen doing a cameo in. “I always do shows that have me in a full-fledged role. Whether it was Santoshi Maa, which I joined four months after it started, or Yam Hain Hum, I had strong roles in both. In the former, I played a negative role, while in the latter, I played Yam’s wife. I never entertain offers for cameos. But when the makers of Khichdi called me for an episodic appearance, I didn’t think twice. I told myself that I should do it, that it will be an experience by itself,” says Debina.
The actress plays a painter in the show, which is also a first for her. “The way Aatish (Kapadia, writer-director) conceptualised the character was unique. Initially, when I read the script, I thought it will be easy-breezy. I have spoken heavier dialogues than what I had to deliver in the show, so I thought this is nothing as they were all colloquial lines. But when I went on the sets and started saying them, I found it difficult! I got genuinely confused about what I was saying. The play on all the words is so good and funny, that it became a challenge to remember,” says Debina, who will be seen in a comedy two-and-a-half years after Yam Hain Hum.
