I prepared for Durga slowly but steadily: Anusha

Since Anik Dutta’s

Aparajito

has been released, the close circle of Anusha Vishwanathan has started calling her as

Durga

, after the character she has played in the film. While the film has been critically acclaimed, Anusha’s acting abilities have also been widely talked about. “I remember one day Anik da (Dutta) had suddenly called me and asked to send a photo of me wearing a saree like Pather

Panchali

's Durga. I could guess that something was cooking and when I asked him, he casually mentioned a film. Then after a couple of look tests, I was finalized for the character,” she added.

After Anusha heard about the project, she was a bit tense also. After all, it was Durga – the iconic character of Pather Panchali. But at the same time, she was determined not to give this away. “It was a huge opportunity and extremely challenging as well. So, I started taking preparation slowly. I anyway had seen Pather Panchali several times before, but started seeing the particular scenes, which have been recreated in Aparajito regularly,” she added.