21 February,2022 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
A still from the series
As Akanksha, she plays a working mom attempting to strike a work-life balance. The role instantly appealed to Dubey since it's "a real predicament for women today". While she initially lamented that her character was "not the funny one", she realised Akanksha is the emotional thread holding the family together. "That I had Cyrus as my husband was [a bonus]. He is the funniest man I've met. Given that we were stuck with the kids, a lot of the comedy was also situational. The show reflected [the current generation] appropriately. We want to live our own lives. But if the family calls, no matter where we are, we will be there. Potluck reflected that -- what happens when people with these different energies come together at a table."
For Dubey, one of the highlights was working with child actor Aradhya Anjana, who played her daughter in the show. "Working with kids is difficult, yet joyful. She is a wonderful and spontaneous actor."
Ira Dubey has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor (Female): Series category for Potluck. The other nominees are:
>> Amruta Subhash (Bombay Begums)
>> Ashlesha Thakur (The Family Man S02)
>> Geetanjali Kulkarni (Gullak S02)
>> Kani Kusruti (OK Computer)
>> Konkona Sensharma (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)
>> Shabana Azmi (The Empire)
>> Supriya Pathak (Tabbar)
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