Shriya Pilgaonkar says Guilty Minds Season 2 cancellation ‘broke my heart’: ‘Rare to get a part like that’ | Interview
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Some characters simply refuse to leave you. For Shriya Pilgaonkar , that character is Guilty Minds' Kashaf Quaze. You can still hear a very real, lingering fondness when she talks about the role. The star is currently gearing up for a packed September with multiple theatrical releases on the horizon including Mirzapur The Movie and Haiwaan . But, deep down, the star still feels the heartbreak of the cancellation of the Prime Video web series just after one season. The drama premiered in 2022.
Adding to this, Shriya Pilgaonkar says she still feels the loss of Guilty Minds Season 2: ‘It broke my heart’. Why Guilty Minds still means so much Looking back at Guilty Minds, Shriya Pilgaonkar still holds Kashaf very close to her heart. For her, it was the kind of role that does not come around often, largely because of how well the character was written. During the promotions of Haiwaan, the star tells Hindustan Times in an exclusive interview that the show remains closest to her heart.
Meanwhile, She says, “Guilty Minds is a series that is closest to my heart because that character of Kashaf was so beautifully written. It is so rare to get a part like that,” Shriya says. “I’m so emotional about that show and usually, I’m very strong about everything, but it broke my heart when Season 2 of Guilty Minds wasn’t commissioned. I stand by how good that show was, and that open ending.”
Notably, She admits that letting go of a project she cared about so deeply was not easy. But, over time, actors also have to accept that not everything is in their control and learn to move forward. “Actors have to deal with this sometimes, where we get so attached to something. Eventually, we have to be spiritually understanding and detach and do all this,” she says. “All my girls really love the show and I’m very proud of it.”
As per the latest buzz, Premiered in 2022, the series followed Kashaf Quaze and Deepak Rana, two friends from law school who have always shared a complicated bond. They are close, almost lovers, but their careers constantly put them on opposite sides of the courtroom. As a partner at a leading law firm, he represents powerful corporations and is willing to do whatever it takes to build his career.
In further updates, Things get more complicated when Shubhangi Khanna, the firm's heiress and Deepak's new junior, develops feelings for him. Her presence adds another layer to his already complicated relationship with Kashaf. Meanwhile, Shubhangi's insecure and fiercely competitive cousin, Shubhrat Khanna, sees Deepak as a threat and wants him out of the firm.
On top of that, Starring Shriya, Varun Mitra, Namrata Sheth, Sugandha Garg, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Satish Kaushik, Benjamin Gilani, Virendra Saxena, Diksha Juneja, Pranay Pachauri, Deepak Kalra, Chitrangada Satarupa and others, the series was directed by Shefali Bhushan and Jayant Digambar Somalkar.
Guilty Minds may still hold a special place in Shriya’s heart, but there is plenty keeping her excited right now. After a long gap, the star is set to return to the big screen with multiple releases in September. And despite having been in the industry for years, she says the feeling of having a movie finally reach theatres still makes her nervous and excited.
Source: Hindustan Times