To be honest, when I am writing I try not to think about which actor will be playing which part because in a way it kind of disrupts character development. I prefer to first write the film and then I think about who can play which character. I first cast Bhumi Pednekar. I didn’t know her, I had just met her a couple of times before. She saw the script and spontaneously agreed to it. For Dolly’s part we needed a really fine actor, who could portray the flightiness of Dolly. The character is like a bird, she is chirpy. She is vocal about her dissatisfaction with her marriage and also doesn’t grasp what’s happening with her son. In the beginning of the film she is chirpy and loud, but towards the end she becomes quiet. So, we really needed someone like Konkona. When I asked Konkona to read the script, I didn’t tell her that I would like her to play Dolly, but she read it and she loved the role. And I already had a working relationship with Konkona before, so it was a lot easy for both of us.