Don’t glorify your mom’s ache: Mona Singh

Mona Singh is kind of actually on a roll of late. After shocking everybody along with her fierce, never-before-seen avatar as mafia queen Babli Didi in Prime Video’s ‘Subedaar’, she is popping the tables in a very totally different position with ‘Maa Ka Sum’. This time, Mona performs Vinitha, a contemporary single mom navigating love, life and self-discovery on her personal phrases. On the coronary heart of this coming-of-age drama collection is a dynamic you don’t see typically. A 19-year-old math whiz attempting to ‘clear up’ his mom’s love life utilizing arithmetic, algorithms and logic, whereas she’s merely attempting to really feel one thing actual once more.

The actress talked about why her character is totally different from stereotypical mother roles and what drew her to this position.

“I’ve performed moms earlier than, however Vinita felt very totally different to me. She’s not written as this excellent, sacrificing determine we’ve seen for years. For the longest time, we’ve put moms on a pedestal, the place their whole identification is about giving and giving. However Vinita breaks away from that. She’s a mom, sure, however she’s additionally a girl along with her personal life, her personal decisions and her personal wishes. She desires companionship; she’s open to courting and she or he’s figuring issues out on her personal phrases. That honesty is what actually drew me to the character; it felt actual and really at the moment,” Mona mentioned.

She added, “I really feel it’s necessary, particularly for youthful audiences, to see their moms as people first. They’ve goals, feelings and a life past simply being a mum or dad. If this story could make individuals perceive and settle for that a bit extra, I believe that’s a gorgeous takeaway.”

Produced by Babita Ashiwal underneath the banner of ‘Eunoia Movies’, ‘Maa Ka Sum’ is an emotionally resonant ‘Prime Unique’ collection directed by Nicholas Kharkongor and written by Ravinder Randhawa and Sumrit Shahi. It options Mona Singh, Mihir Ahuja, Angira Dhar and Ranveer Brar within the lead roles. The collection will premiere solely on ‘Prime Video’ in Hindi, with subtitles in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, on April 3.