“The lab turned out to be an incredible experience and mentor Urmi Juvekar (who has written Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!) was of immense help,” says Shrivastava, who shot the first schedule of Lipstick Under My Burkha in 2014 and wrapped up the shoot in March 2015.Įven though for most part of her career she has assisted Jha - whose movies are often dominated by strong male characters embroiled in political and corruption dramas - as a story-teller, she is inclined towards women. It was selected for the script-writing lab of National Film Development Corporation of India in 2012. Instead, she focused on scripting the story of four women based in Bhopal. Though she toiled over its script for a while, she was not happy with it. At that time, she was drawn to a legal drama. This experience was refreshing and she returned to scripting her next project. Looking for a breather, Shrivastava travelled across Bihar, where she had spent her childhood, and made a documentary on the state’s cultural history, titled Sunehari Dastaan: Bihar Ki Bhoomi Se, produced by Jha. The year 2010 was especially very taxing as I worked on two films together - in between the Raajneeti schedules, I filmed Turning 30,” she says. “I have been working non-stop as an assistant director ever since I finished my studies. By the time, Shrivastava wrapped up Turning 30 (2011), she was quite exhausted.
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