Since Saif Ali Khan's Sartaj Singh lost his thumb on season one, every time the actor would shoot with Amruta Subhash for "Sacred Games 2", he would tell her, "what a performance! Thumbs up... Without a thumb".
Today, Amruta is thrilled that her portrayal of RAW agent Kusum Devi Yadav aka KDY on the show has received love, acclaim, and ironically, several thumbs ups.
"The feedback has been great. People have started calling me 'Yadav Saab' now. The way the character was shaped up in the writing is the reason why it worked. You might be a good actor but if you don't have good content, you can't do anything," Amruta told PTI.
The actor, 40, said content means the world to her and she will never compromise with it.
"I have said no to more work than accepted. Good content is my lover. I can't have a relationship with bad content. In that sense, I have had fewer relationships."
"Portions with Neeraj were more challenging because of the age factor. I had to portray KDY in a different zone and it was challenging for me to capture that. I had many inhibitions because it was in a totally different zone."
"Sometimes your goal is so strong in your mind that it surpasses your body condition. That was my take for KDY. That even if she's physically in a challenging condition, her love for India is so strong her mind is overtaking everything."
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