India, Oct. 15 -- Konkona Sen Sharma was recently seen in Search: The Naina Murder Case, the new JioHotstar show that sees her play a police officer trying to balance work and family. In a chat with Hindustan Times, Konkona discusses how the character was relatable, the changing world for female actors, and more.

In Search, Konkona plays ACP Sanyukta, a homicide investigator who is also grappling with being a mother to a teenager, while trying to rebuild her marriage. The show subtly touches upon how, sometimes, the onus of balancing work and family is more on the woman than the man. Konkona agrees, "It's very normalised in a way. That aspect of it is something that I have also dealt with for many years - the balance of handling things a...