Updated On: 18 June, 2021 08:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Rasika Dugal delighted to share the frame with FTII teacher Naseeruddin Shah in `The Miniaturist of Junagadh`

Naseeruddin Shah and Rasika Dugal
The set of `The Miniaturist of Junagadh` transported Rasika Dugal back to the classrooms of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Where she once learnt the fundamentals of acting from veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah at the Pune-based institute, she now found herself sharing screen space with him in the Kaushal Oza-directed short film. “Naseer saab had taught me when I was a student of the Acting course at FTII. He is that rare combination of a great actor who is also a good teacher. So much of what I know about my craft is based on the invaluable fundamentals I learnt from him at the institute,” says Dugal, acknowledging that working with her mentor left her thrilled as well as nervous.