Shefali Shah reflects on playing Ria in Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' clocks 25 years: ‘Women going through what she did isn’t unheard of but it’s never spoken about or shown as honestly'
- Posted on August 28, 2026
- By The Times of India
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Shefali Shah reflects on playing Ria in Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding' clocks 25 years: ‘Women going through what she did isn’t unheard of but it’s never spoken about or shown as honestly'
Shefali Shah’s performance as Ria Verma in Mira Nair’s 'Monsoon Wedding' remains one of the most memorable portrayals of trauma and abuse in Hindi cinema. Twenty-five years after the film’s release, the actor has reflected on the experience of making the acclaimed drama, the complexity of Ria’s character and the impact the film continues to have.
