Aisha Ahmed praises Single Papa co-star Kunal Kemmu: 'He's such a prepared actor, yet..'

For Aisha Ahmed, Single Papa was lucrative as it gave her the opportunity to work with Kunal Kemmu and filmmaker Shashank Khaitan. That, and because she realised that the Netflix comedy was exactly the kind of series that she would watch. Even as she enthusiastically said yes to the project, she recalls that she was nervous to share screen space with Kemmu on her first day of the shoot. “The moment I reached the set, I told Shashank and Kunal, ‘Guys, I am super nervous. Now that I have said this, I am ready to go ahead with it.’ Shashank gave me a warm hug, and Kunal said, ‘Ho jayega.’ That eased me into the scene,” says Ahmed, who plays a doctor in the series.

Jamming with Kemmu on scenes was another highlight for the actor. She says she made mental notes about his approach to sequences. “He is such a prepared actor, and yet, when he performs the scenes, he is effortless. That’s something I learnt from him. You must prepare to the T, but when you are on camera, you improvise, go with the flow, and feed off the co-actor’s energy.”