In this conversation with Kaveree Bamzai, actor Kritika Kamra opens up about her role as Gulruk in Matka King, stepping into a completely different world of 1960s–70s Bombay, and the challenges of portraying a South Bombay Parsi character.

She reflects on her journey from Delhi to Mumbai, the importance of unlearning accents and mannerisms, and how research helped her understand the era of The Emergency and the rise of the matka betting culture. Kritika also speaks about choosing meaningful roles, the lack of strong female characters in mainstream cinema, and why storytelling needs more female voices.

From Bheed to indie films, she shares her evolving approach to building a filmography that goes beyond entertainment.