After 'Lust Stories 2', Konkona Sen Sharma says she's not a 'career director'

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Konkona Sen Sharma, fresh from the critical acclaim for her 'Lust Stories 2' segment 'The Mirror' directed by her. 'The Mirror' comes almost seven years after she made her directorial debut 'Death in the Gunj'. And she's in no hurry to direct again. «I have to say that I'm really not a career director in that sense because I really consider myself an actress first. So I don't feel like I have to immediately direct something. I don't mind if a few years pass because the main thing is that I should be excited about the subject,» Konkona told PTI in an interview. Konkona, who has built a reputed filmography in both Hindi and Bengali cinema as a performer, said a lot of hard work goes into directing and she would not like to take on the responsibility just for the sake of it. «I don't know that I'll direct so often. I'm hoping I'll also get some good roles to act in,» she added.

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Konkona has acted across languages and genres in films such as 'Mr and Mrs Iyer ', 'Omkara', 'Life in a… Metro', 'Luck By Chance' and 'Wake Up Sid', 'Goynar Baksho' and 'Kadambari'. Many reviews hailed 'The Mirror' as the standout segment in the Netflix anthology on lust for the way it takes on issues such as class divide and voyeurism through the story of a house owner walking in on her maid having sex in her bedroom. It's «encouraging and nice» to see that people have connected with the story, Konkona, the daughter of filmmaker Aparna Sen and writer Mukul Sharma, said. She just wanted to tell a simple story on lust without complicating it with something else.

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