Mumbai, Oct. 7 -- Actress Sandeepa Dhar says filmmaker Aatish Kapadia played a key role in introducing her to comedy through "Chumbak", where she portrays Kiran, one of the few relatively sensible characters amid an eccentric set of personalities.
Regarding becoming a part of the show, Sandeepa said that one day she received a call from Kapadia, the director of "Chumbak." He told her that he was developing a new show in collaboration with Netflix and JD and asked her to take a test for it.
Dhar said, "At first, I was surprised to hear him say, 'Comedy, and me?' because I had never done comedy before. But after listening to him, I agreed." She continued that the way Kapadia narrated the entire story during her meeting was even more interes...