I am drawn towards drama, says Shweta Tripathi Sharma on Disney+ Hotstar’s Escaype Live

Shweta Tripathi Sharma, who was seen in the Netflix series Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein (2022) earlier this year, is taking on a very different role as the character Sunaina in Disney+ Hotstar’s upcoming social thriller Escaype Live (2022) on 20 May.

“I am drawn towards drama,” the actress said. “I like stories that have interesting characters and the emotional quotient, that for me is the hook, how I emotionally respond when I listen to a story, how I connect to a character. These are things which are extremely important, besides the script.”

Tripathi added that the makers of the project are also important to her. “I think all these factors are extremely important to me and here it was a tick mark in all the boxes. As an actor, I'm always looking for a different level of experience and with Sunaina, I got it,” she said.

Of her latest character, she said, “Sunaina is sunshine in a human form, and everybody needs a Sunaina in their life. She is someone who is not going to lie to you because she loves you or cares about you. She will always give you her honest opinion and I think that is needed, it's a very refreshing character, because I have never played a very happy character, so that was one of the biggest changes.”

The actress plays an educated and ambitious woman with dreams who knows exactly what she wants in Escaype Live. The fictional story has been written by Jaya Misra and Siddharth Kumar Tewary.

The story, set in different cities of India, revolves around a bunch of diverse content creators, from all walks of life, who aim to make viral content and come out on top in the life-changing competition on the app Escaype Live.

Produced by Tewary's One Life Studios, the nine-episode series also stars Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi, Swastika Mukherjee, Plabita Borthakur, Waluscha D’Souza, Ritvik Sahore, Sumedh Mudgalkar, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Jagjeet Sandhu, Rohit Chandel and child artiste Aadyaa Sharma.