Narayani Shastri gets candid about switching gears between her dual roles in ‘Noyontara'; says 'It's not your usual good-versus-evil'
Narayani Shastri
is surprising viewers and inciting chills with her gripping double role in new supernatural thriller, 'Noyontara'.
In this unpredictable tale of a ghost-whisperer, Noyontara trying to protect her husband, she essays the roles of two clashing mother-in-law figures, Lata and Lalita, locking horns in a twisted psychological game.
Their conflicting presence leaves Noyontara (played by Shruti Bhist), caught in a chilling puzzle of who is protecting her and who's leading her into a trap.
Set within the ancestral mansion Pari Mahal, the show's story spirals into a world of secrets, spirits, and deception.
Relishing the challenge of embodying two contrasting characters, Narayani describes the show as a 'constant dance of doubt, where you're never sure who's the saviour… and who's the villain.' It's this very sense of uncertainty — a mother-in-law who could be either friend or foe — that is keeping the audience's guessing and glued to their screens.
Speaking on the double role, Narayani shares, 'What instantly drew me to Noyontara was the duality—playing two women who are both powerful, but in completely different ways.
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Lata is calculated, cold, and always ten steps ahead, while Lalita is instinctive, raw, and fiercely protective. But what makes this so thrilling is that the audience doesn't know which one can be trusted. It's not your usual good-versus-evil.
It's a dance of doubt, where you're never sure who's the saviour…and who's the villain. This is a reflection of how human beings wear masks, and the show plays with that constantly.'
Talking about the current storyline, she added, 'Now, with Lata quietly laying the groundwork to remove every trace of Lalita and fully cement her control over Pari Mahal by welcoming Noyontara as her daughter-in-law, the danger has become more psychological than ever. She'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants, even if it means rewriting the past. As an actor, it's such a joy to dive into a script that doesn't hand the answers to the viewer on a platter but lets the mystery unfold slowly, keeping both the character and the audience in a space of emotional tension.
After years in television, I was craving something unpredictable, and this felt like stepping into uncharted waters. That's what makes Noyontara special for me.'
In the current track of the show, Noyontara returns to Pari Mahal, only to find herself caught between two familiar faces and one unsettling question: Surjo's mother may be dead. But if that's true… who's the woman living in Pari Mahal?
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