Wearing the signature white saree with long-sleeved blouses and carrying a stick in her hand, she terrorised the town with her power. But that was then. Five years later, the new Ammaji has swapped her sombre-hued outfits for colourful ones. And her patriarchal ideas for progressive ones. As Meghna Malik reprises the iconic role in Laado: Veerpur Ki Mardaani, she talks about what makes the second season different, and how the popularity of Ammaji rendered her jobless for a year.

Meghna Malik