India, April 1 -- In the upcoming Prime Video show, Ma Ka Sum, actor Mona Singh is traversing a territory few actors have in recent times. The actor plays Vinita, a modern single mother navigating love, life, and self-discovery on her own terms. At the heart of this coming-of-age drama series is a 19-year-old math whiz trying to "solve" his mother's love life using mathematics, algorithms, and logic, while she's simply trying to feel something real again.

Talking about why the show felt different, Mona said, "I've played mothers before, but Vinita felt very different to me. She's not written as this perfect, sacrificing figure we've seen for years. For the longest time, we've put mothers on a pedestal, where their entire identity is abou...