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Rolling the Dicee with Ludo The 'Crime Patrol Girl', Geetanjali Mishra, enters the big league

Geetanjali Mishra; (left) a screen grabb from Crime Patrol

By BINDU GOPAL RAO

eetanjali Mishra -remembers suddenly receiving a call from a neighbour to fill in for an actor who failed to turn up. That two-minute chance tryst with the camera charted a career path she had never thought of. With Tv shows such as Crime Patrol, Phir Subah Hogi, Ek Ladki Anjaani Si and many more under her belt, she recently made the giant leap to the big league with filmmaker 's Ludo. The film boasts an ensemble cast of , , , , and others. "Ludo is a dark comedy of four different concept-based stories set in different cities leading two crime series-Crime she made an appearance audience tends to into situational comedy Patrol and Savdhaan on OTT with the web remember the negative Scenarios," says the actor -boosted her career series Abhay 2. Having roles for a longer time. who has completed more She was seen in over 80 worked in different Also, it gives me a chance than a decade in the shows of the Crime Patrol formats, Geetanjali says to showcase my acting industry. series playing various that every sector has its skill," she smiles. The While she admits that characters, from the OWn set of demands. She actor is in talks for a every show is equally victim, to the accused as compares films/web couple of web series and important for her, she well as the investigator. series and television short films and is set to Singles out her role in Any particular role she to a teenage phase enter the Zee TV show Phir Subah Hogi for Zee liked? "I personally liked vis-a-vis that of a mature Kundali Bhagya. In the TV as the most challeng- my act in the case phase in life. Balaji telefilms long-run- ing. "It was the character in which I played the role "But the camera should ning serial, she will of a prostitute, the owner of Rita Gomez," says this be your only love when replace Kasturi Banerjee of a kotha. It was difficult actor wh0 quit Crime you are in front of it," as Ramona. for me to adopt the body Patrol three years ago but says the actor, wh0 counts What next? "I would language needed, the is still known as the , Nawazuddin like to go with the flow attitude and the appear Crime Patrol Girl'. Siddiqui, , and see what lies ahead." ance. I felt more pressure Today, the 'Crime Patrol , Dutt, says the actor who because the reference Girl' has travelled quite a Waheeda , Dilip believes that it is the character was Shabana distance. Not many know , Amitabh Bach roles that choose the Azmi's role from the that her show Rangrasiya chan and among actors and not the film Mandi." has also been telecast in her favourites. other way round. Let's Best known for her Indonesia, Thailand and Geetanjali admits to see which special roles in Sony TV's Crime Egypt. Before Basu's having a soft corner for character comes looking Patrol, she says that the much-acclaimed Ludo, negative roles. "The for her next.

SUNDAY NOV E M BER 29, 2020