Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai

Mumbai, Sep 7: Actress Divya Khossla is all set for the release of her upcoming film Ek Chatur Naar, directed by Umesh Shukla and starring Neil Nitin Mukesh alongside her. For her role as a girl from a Lucknow slum, Divya reportedly lived in a real slum for nearly a month to fully immerse herself in the character.

In a chat on Archana Puran Singh's vlog, Divya revealed, “I didn’t know the UP language, but I learnt it and practised at home. Later, our director made me live in a slum for almost a month.” She added that she eventually got accustomed to the bad smell of the ganda naala (gutter) next to her jhopdi (hut).

Director Umesh Shukla shared that some scenes were filmed without informing the actors of the location to capture natural reactions. “The naala scene that we made Divya do, we didn’t inform her about the location. We just took her there and made her stand there,” he said. Divya recalled being terrified, “I was this close to falling in there. I was extremely scared. They made me do everything, including sweeping, scrubbing, and cleaning.”

The actress also improvised one of her monologues in the film, which the director called “extremely popular.” Divya explained that she studied videos of Uttar Pradesh influencers and interacted with staff from UP to master the local slang and even learn a few cuss words for authenticity.

Ek Chatur Naar follows the story of a witty yet seemingly innocent woman whose mischievous antics entangle her in a get-rich-quick scheme, leading to a cat-and-mouse game with a man caught in her web of deception. The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on September 12.