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.