Gulki Joshi, who is known for her role as Haseena Malik in the show Maddam Sir recently got an opportunity to essay another character of a quintessential Mumbai girl in the same show. The characters of Urmila and Haseena are poles apart and the actress is loving the opportunity to essay such different roles.
Gulki talked about essaying the new role and the challenges she faced in a recent interview with BT. She said, “I am very lucky that I get to play both sides of a coin. On one side there is Haseena, who, as you must have seen, is a very calculated, sentimental, well-behaved person and then there is Urmila who is exactly a hundred percent opposite of her. Urmila is bold, loud, energetic, also a mess but even then she always speaks from her heart. Her quirky comments in between serious plots make her so lovable. I love to play Haseena’s character, but Urmila has my heart and my laughs.”
Talking about the preparations to adapt to Urmila’s accent and mannerisms, Gulki shared, “I was very excited to play Urmila as this is something I have been wanting to portray for a long time now. Very interestingly, I did not actually go through any special training to adapt to the accent and the mannerisms specific to her, it just came out naturally while reading the script and that is the beauty of the character.”
She added, “It has been tricky. For my audience, I am Haseena as they have known the truth the entire time and at the same time for my team, I am Urmila. These are two very opposite characters and I always try my best to give my full attention to each character at a time. Naturally, it is a bit challenging to play both the roles at the same time where I must maintain the balance in both characters and justify the scenes. But I must say I am having a gala time playing both and it has been a very interesting chapter in my career.”
When asked about her opinion on this whole track, she said, “I am in love with this whole track as it adds so many different flavors and it has such a stimulating effect on the overall story.”
Upon being asked about her favorite among the two roles, Gulki replied, I love Haseena, I admire her a lot. Personally, I feel more connected to Urmila, and I can say Urmila resonates with the real me.”
Talking about reaching the milestone of 500 episodes she said, “It’s still unbelievable that Maddam Sir is on the way to complete 500 glorious episodes now. It is an unreal and surreal feeling that I can’t describe in words. It feels like just yesterday we started shooting in Lucknow and I think the journey has kept getting better and more fun with each passing day. There has been a lot of learnings on the way and my love and comradery for the team have only increased. Going ahead, I feel Maddam Sir will continue to do wonders and woe the audience with interesting plot twists.”
Gulki concluded by expressing her gratitude. She said, “I would like to thank all my fans for their constant love and support. In all seriousness, you guys have been very loyal to us even during the toughest of times and that has been a key motivation for us, and we have also been trying our best to make this journey as entertaining as it can get. Please keep pouring your love and please continue watching Maddam Sir.”