Exclusive | Apoorva Arora on MoMaCu: 'The ATM becomes the catalyst for everything'

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Apoorva Arora is earning praise for her performance in the recently released thriller MoMaCu, and the actress says she knew she wanted to be a part of the film from the moment she heard its narration.

Speaking exclusively to mid-day, Apoorva revealed that the project immediately grabbed her attention. "I think this one is the most quirky," she said, recalling how director Mangesh Joshi first approached her with the script. "I got a call from the director and he said, ‘I want to narrate it to you. Would you like to hear it?' I said, ‘Yeah, of course, I would.'"

Apoorva Arora reveals what made her agree to do MoMaCu

Initially, she had limited time for the narration. "I told him, ‘I only have this much time. Can we wrap because I had something else planned?' He said, ‘Yeah, yeah, I'll wrap it up.' But the minute he started narrating, I could not stop. I said, ‘Sir, I'll cancel everything.'"

The actress added that she was completely sold on the film by the end of the narration. "The minute the narration got over, I told my dad, ‘Please say yes. Please just speak to people and make this happen because I love this film. Do not let any obstacles get in the way.'"

Describing MoMaCu, Apoorva said, "It's a story of one night. It's a thriller. It's so amazing." She explained that the plot begins with three people stealing an ATM. "It starts with three people stealing an ATM and not knowing what to do with it. But the ATM, in the end, kind of becomes the catalyst to us telling the story of all of these characters."

According to her, the film goes much deeper than its unusual premise. "At the surface, it's a story of greed. It's a story of ‘apna ullu seeda karna,' so to say. But there are layers to that greed. There are so many problems that every character is going through that we start connecting to them."

On exploring different accents and dialects

Apoorva also praised the film's authentic use of regional dialects. "A lot of times when actors try to put on an accent, they don't get it right. It becomes caricature, especially with Punjabi and Haryanvi characters. But this time it's very, very real. It's exactly how it's supposed to be."

Talking about her career choices, the actress made it clear that storytelling matters more than format. "I am always going to be a film person. I enjoy cinema the most," she said. "But as an artist, I feel that medium does not matter. As long as I get to be a part of stories that I enjoy and filmmakers that I love working with, that's about it. I genuinely don't care about the language or medium. It's always about the experience, how much I can experiment, and how much I agree with the director's vision."