Shefali Shah, 48

With the lockdown putting her shoots on halt, she developed the scripts of Someday and Happy Birthday Mummyji, each reflecting post-pandemic isolation

Though happy facing the camera, Shefali Shah often wondered if she had it in her to go behind it as well. But a steady stream of projects meant that the actor had little time to explore the possibility. The desire to turn director could have remained a ‘What-if?’ thought in her head, had it not been for the pandemic.