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Mumbai, August 4 (IANS) Actress Shweta Basu Prasad has achieved a special milestone in her musical journey by performing her first-ever solo sitar recital on stage.

Taking to her social media account, Shweta shared glimpses from her performance at the Guru Purnima Utsav held in Mumbai.

The actress revealed that she performed under the guidance of her guru, Ustad Zunain Khan, in the presence of fellow disciples and her family.

Sharing the video on her social media account, Shweta wrote, “GURUPURNIMA 2026. Performed my first ever on stage solo sitar recital, under the encouraging gaze of my Guruji Ustad Zunain Khan ji @zunainsitar along with fellow disciples and my family. Raaga: Yaman Kalyan. Taal: Teen Taal. Gharana: Indore Beenkar. Nervous, excited, happy, peaceful :).”

The video shows Shweta seated on stage playing the sitar while being accompanied by a tabla artiste. Dressed in a floral saree, the actress is seen immersed in the classical performance as she presented Raaga Yaman Kalyan set to Teen Taal.

Apart from acting, Shweta has nurtured a keen interest in Indian classical music and has often shared glimpses of her practice sessions and performances on social media.

On the work front, Shweta has featured in acclaimed projects such as The Tashkent Files, Serious Men, Ray, and Criminal Justice, besides winning a National Film Award as a child actor for Makdee.

She was also seen in the iconic television show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki as little Shruti.

The actress also played an important role in Nagesh Kukunoor’s Iqbal which starred Shreyas Talpade in lead.

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Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur reunited with his ‘Bandit Queen’ actress Seema Biswas after years at the 56th Indian International Film Festival in Goa.

Shekhar revealed that he, along with all the actors who were a part of “Bandit Queen”, were subjected to high intensity during the shoot of the 1994 release.

Expressing how running into Seema after such a long time brought back some memories from their time together on the set of the much-acclaimed drama, Shekhar wrote on social media, “Bandit Queen. Probably the most intense film I ever made.. or will make. And the actors and I lived in the intensity of the film during the shoot (sic).”

“It was so lovely to come across Seema Biswas after years, at the Indian International Film Festival in Goa. And strange that the intensity of making that film still burns inside me. And I can only imagine how Seema must have felt during the shooting of the film. Or what she went through to play that part with the amazing intensity that she did !”, the ‘Masoom’ maker added.

Shekhar admitted that, still traumatised by the memories of making “Bandit Queen”, this meeting did not come easy for him, however Seem made him comfortable.

He wrote, “So being causal with Seema did not come easy. So Seema had to, as you can see from the picture, ease me out ..I can still smell, feel, and often still be traumatised by the memories of making Bandit Queen.”

Shekhar shared that when people ask him, “When will you make a film like ‘Bandit Queen’ again?”, he replies, “Never, I hope”.

He added, “Every film I make, I become each character myself .. I become the story.. I become the landscape .. I become the film itself.”

Shekhar concluded the post saying that, “Well, who ever said film making was an easy job .. maybe I should have stayed a Chartered Accountant ?”

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