Sukhada Khandkekar, who is seen as Saraswati in Prateek Sharma and Parth Shah’s “Pukaar: Dil Se Dil Tak,” produced under their banner, LSD Studios, is a monsoon lover. She also mentioned that she understands the struggles with traffic jams, especially in cities like Mumbai, but the whole cast and crew of the show enjoy the time they spend together.
“Monsoon is my favorite season, and when I say that, I know about traffic jams and that there cannot be any management of time and timing, especially in Mumbai. In metropolitan cities, it becomes difficult when you get stuck in traffic, especially when you are working for a television show, which means that you need to travel every day to the set,” she said.
“Our set is in Naigaon, and when the traffic increases, it gets crazy. We had times when there was a traffic jam for the entire cast, and it took us four and a half hours to reach the set. Then, after reaching there, we have to complete that day’s work. That becomes a responsibility for the entire unit,” she added.
Despite the challenges, they make it a point to enjoy the day while finishing their work. “What I love the most during this time is how we work as a team. So everybody focuses; everyone should do it together. There is no dearth of fun and laughter in this. There is no lack of tea and vada pav sessions in this. We eat popcorn, we have fun and joke, and at the same time, the work is also completed very productively because of an amazing team and our director Prateek Shah,” she said.
“This is a very amazing phase when every morning you wake up and feel that today you don’t know how much time it will take to reach the set or what work will be completed, but you still get into that excitement,” she added.
So what do you like to do during your free time on the set? “We like to sing a lot, so Rajeshwari (Sumukhi Pendse), Digvijay (Vimarsh Roshan), Sagar (Abhishek Nigam), and I, everybody likes to sing. Sometimes we are sitting like this in the middle of the shoot; some lighting is happening, something is happening, and someone starts singing a song, and everybody joins in. The vibe is like ‘pyaar humein kis mod pe le aaya..’ And we just sing without being ashamed of whether we are singing in tune or not. So we do have a singing session. And it feels quite funnily romantic because it is raining outside and you are singing songs inside. There is a cup of tea in hand,” she ended.
