India, Sept. 16 -- Actor Monika Panwar has been having a stellar 2025. After garnering praise for her performance in the horror series Khauf, the 31-year-old will now be seen on the big screen in Anurag Kashyap's Nishaanchi. Incidentally, Monika is playing the protagonist's mother on screen despite being only one year older than the lead actor, Aaishvary Thackeray. In a candid chat with Hindustan Times, director Anurag Kashyap opens up about the casting choice.

Anurag tells us that Monika was the last person to be cast in Nishaanchi. While the team was convinced of her acting chops, they were looking at older actors for the role. "The industry typecasts so much that even a 50-year-old actress does not want to play the mother of a 28- or ...