India, May 28 -- Since her debut in Bunty Aur Babli 2 in 2021, actor Sharvari has made a habit of taking on diverse roles. In her brief career so far, she has already played a 19th-century legal assistant, a small-town boxer, and is now set to play a young lover in pre-Partition India. Her next, Main Vaapas Aaunga, is a period romance directed by Imtiaz Ali, pairing her opposite Vedang Raina. Ahead of the film's release, Sharvari talks to HT about the role, her unique prep for it, and more.

Main Vaapas Aaunga tells the tale of two lovers whose love story is cut short by the Partition of India. Opening up on playing someone from eight decades ago, Sharvari says, "A lot is said in the unspoken, and that is something we don't imbibe. But th...