Best known for her shows like ‘Kaatelal & Sons’ and ‘Meri Hanikarik Biwi’, Jiya Shankar is presently busy with the serial ‘Pishachini’. Mid-Day Online met up with her for an exclusive interview on the occasion of `National Cinema Day 2022`, wherein she revealed her connection with cinema and why the people don’t have the patience to sit through a full length film

What is your interpretation of the term ‘cinema’?
If not getting into the technicalities of cinema, I would say that it is something which binds everybody, irrespective of the cast, religion and race. Cinema is that magic which will always bring everyone together.