Bollywood actress Karisma Kapoor is all set to make her digital debut with ALTBalaji series Mentalhood. She will play Meira Sharma, a small-town mom of three kids living in Mumbai.
The actress has recently shared her first look from the web series and wrote, “Meet Meira Sharma. A small town mom trying to navigate through this jungle of Mumbai momzillas. She knows parenting is about the right balance…it’s the finding of that balance that’s the tricky part. Her muddled thoughts are put on a blog…where she reaches out to every mom. SHE IS YOU. SHE IS ME. SHE IS EVERY MOM. A tired, stressed out, worrying, caring….mental mom [sic]”
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In the pic, the actor can be seen shutting her ears on the poster as three kids engage in pillow fight in the background.
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Karisma Kapoor makes her digital debut with ALTBalaji’s Mentalhood
The producer Ekta Kapoor also shared another post giving out more details of Karisma’s character Meira. “meira sharma ( she was meera but the momzillas call her ‘ meiraaa’ mairaaa’ to make her sound more fashionable)she is d inner voice of all moms ! She navigates her way thru gluten free chips n gajar ka halwa…. bullies n control freaks ……n then blogs all of it!!! She makes us believe1) the struggle is real 2)there are no right answers3)there is strength in supporting n not competing n that4)we are all in it together !!!!She is u she is me. Meet our Mental Mom @therealkarismakapoor as Meira Sharma. A small town mom trying to navigate through this jungle of Mumbai momzillas. She is you, she is me and she is every mom out there. A tired, stressed out, worrying, caring… mental mom!” she posted.
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Excited about her digital debut, Karisma Kapoor, who is a mother of two in real life, shared in a statement, “Out of choice I wanted to be with my family and children. When I heard this script, it was so interesting. The script was about today’s mother and it was so strong. Women of all ages and all those who are mothers will identify with my character. It is also something which I am going through right now.”
Adding that the show will be quite relatable, she said, “Young parents and older parents will identify with Mentalhood. My character is today’s mom and as a human, she will do the right thing and is real. I am thoroughly enjoying shooting with all my lovely co-actors”
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Mentalhood will depict the crazy ride of motherhood. Apart from Karisma Kapoor, Tillotama Shome, Shilpa Shukla, Shruti Seth, Sandhya Mridul and Dino Morea will also play important roles. The show will also depict how these mothers manoeuvre their way through unreasonable expectations and eccentricities to raise their children.
Directed by Karishma Kohli, Mentalhood will release later this year.