There is no place for run-of-the-mill offerings in Radhika Apte’s filmography. The actor, Netflix India’s original poster girl, is drawn towards unusual stories. So, when she stars as the female lead in Vikram Vedha, one of the year’s big-ticket massy projects, it comes across as almost a deviation. When we get on a call with Apte, we begin by understanding the kind of projects she is gravitating towards in this phase of her career. “I have four films this year — Forensic, Vikram Vedha, Mrs Undercover and Monica O My Darling,” she starts.

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