Mirzapur's Harshita Gaur on the challenges of portraying Dimpy in the film

Actress Harshita Gaur known for her portrayal of Dimpy Pandit in Mirzapur sat down with midday for an exclusive conversation where she opened up about returning to the earlier version of her character in Mirzapur The Movie shed light on her upcoming psychological horror movie Anarth and shared her health and fitness tipsHarshita Gaur on MirzapurMirzapur The Movie is set between the events of season 1 In season 1 Harshitas character Dimpy starts as a principled innocent girl who then loses all her loved ones and struggles to come to terms with her reality before discovering inner strength by the end of Season 3When asked whether returning to an earlier phase of her character felt like undoing Dimpyrsquos growth Harshita admitted that stepping back into season 1s emotional space was challengingShe explained that reconnecting with Dimpyrsquos idealism required a conscious shift ldquoIt definitely wasnrsquot easy to step back into the old version because with each season the characters and their emotional graph had gone to a higher point Going back to that first year and channelling that naive energy was very different It was a little difficult to make that mental shift But everything in Mirzapur is so comfortable because wersquove been doing it for almost nine yearsrdquoWhen asked about the experience of shifting from a show format to a film she highlighted the larger scale of the film The scale of the shoot was grander the sets were bigger structurally You have to expand the scale because it has to look like a cinematic experience The feeling of it was very different We also shot songs which we hadnrsquot done in the series You will see me dancing in the film which was excitingrdquoOn choosing AnarthHarshita also has Prime Videorsquos psychological horror film Anarth in her kitty While remaining tightlipped about her character and the narrative she revealed that it was the filmrsquos novel concept that instantly drew her in Calling it a departure from her previous work she said ldquoHorror was a space I had never done before When I went for the narration I fell absolutely in love with the story It was so good that I felt I had to be part of it More than my character I was drawn to the storyrdquoHer excitement was amplified by the prospect of working with a stellar cast ldquoMy costars were fabulous You always want to work with good actors so naturally I was excited when I found out I would have scenes with Kalki Koechlinand Parambrata ChattopadhyayThey were both great and we bonded over food We were shooting in Kolkata and would often get authentic Bengali food for us and we all used to sit and eat it together she said describing their warm offscreen camaraderieHowever she recounted that her experience on set wasnt all smoothsailing Because we were shooting a horror movie the whole vibe of the set was very daunting and very eerieHarshita shares the benefits of meditationOn the occasion of World Health Day Harshita shared her approach to fitness and wellbeing She emphasised the benefits of strength training particularly for women and cautioned against overlooking it in onersquos 20sShe said she consumes amla daily along with fruits to boost her Vitamin C intake Additionally she swears by ldquoa spoonful of ghee or coldpressed coconut oil in summer morningsrdquo to keep her skin looking radiant and luminousUnderscoring the importance of mental wellbeing she said One rule that I follow is not to pick up my phone at least an hour after I wake up and an hour before I sleep I also meditate every day In todayrsquos world itrsquos important not to make a habit of sitting with your phone but to use that time to meditate instead We go to the gym to train our bodies but we dont train our minds If we do we will be equipped to handle anything life throws at usrdquo