India, Oct. 5 -- Playing Bhugol Jha in Dupahiya 2 required Sparsh Shrivastava to channel feminine gestures and grace on screen, something the actor says was not entirely unfamiliar to him. In an interview with Screen, Sparsh revealed that his three years of Kathak training and even childhood performances in frocks helped him with the role. However, recreating those movements after years away from the dance form, while wearing a tightly fitted ghagra-choli, proved to be quite a challenge.

When asked about the challenges he faced while playing Bhugol Jha, who makes reels dressed as a girl to attract followers, Sparsh said, "I think they (girl) were already within me because when I was small, my mother taught me the dance form, Kathak. I've...