India, Nov. 12 -- The festive season comes on a professional high for Shweta Tripathi, with the recent box office success of Mirzapur: The Movie and her return to the stage this month. The actor is excited to be back in theatre, where her journey as a performer began. "Stage is much tougher than screen because your reaction on stage is instant and there is no scope of editing. There is a lot of self-control, a lot of craft, and the kind of discipline it requires is of another level," she says.

While Tripathi is happy with the success of Mirzapur, she does not want it to dictate her choices or put pressure on her to replicate that success with every project. "I am somebody who does not like to take pressure, actually. If we make it a big ...