After Masaba Gupta faced the camera for Masaba Masaba, she was convinced acting is one of the toughest professions. Two seasons of the popular show and a stint in Modern Love: Mumbai later, she went back to doing what she does best—fashion. Now, her creative spirit has led her to another role. The couturier-actor has been roped in for the voice cast of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s show Wastelanders: Black Widow. “I clearly like to pick the hardest things for myself. I was wiped out after recording for four hours,” she laughs.

In the Audible offering, Gupta voices the character of Lisa Cartwright. Sitting in her pyjamas in the recording booth and creating a different world without any visual aid was a new experience. She found the action sequences particularly challenging. “Imagine you are being tossed around, but in reality, you’re in the studio. So, I held my mouth close, tossed my head around, and pretended somebody was choking me. Even the face-off between Black Widow [Kareena Kapoor Khan] and me was challenging because [it demanded] heavy breathing.”