Manjari Fadnis on 'Yeh Dooriyan': Response has been beautiful, very proud of it

Paresh Pahuja and Manjari Fadnis recently starred in Yeh Dooriyan something that was planned as a film but was split into different episodes now streaming on YouTube Its directed by Souvik Gupta and is also streaming on HumaraMovieSpeaking about the response they have received for the show so far Paresh said ldquoThe response has been amazing People on Instagram are messaging me and saying that itrsquos such a nice intimate story We made it with a lot of heart and soul and we were hoping it reaches out to people who have gone through a similar experiencerdquoManjari said ldquoThe response has been beautiful Irsquom personally very proud of it When I saw Yeh Dooriyan for the first time I was like lsquoWe have made something goodrsquordquo She then spoke about the conflict a couple can face due to financial insecurity ldquoI donrsquot think itrsquos fair to put men under so much pressure A man and a woman can always share the pressure When people talk about equality letrsquos also share the responsibilities Financial insecurity does happen in our country and all over the world It requires a lot of maturity for a man to be secure about that situation But people are getting more educated and progressive about this whole thing It requires a lot of maturity from both the partners to make a relationship workrdquoParesh added ldquoFor men and I have gone through this personally every time therersquos shortage of money or work it does affect us We canrsquot separate work from our lives We take pride in the fact that we go out work and bring food to the table I will never be insecure if my partner brings more money than me Itrsquos totally to her merit But does money affect me emotionally Yes It doesrdquoManjari also spoke about the challenges she faced when the pandemic happened She revealed ldquoIt was the same for almost everyone I was alone away from my parents I studied I started doing psychology I was trying to keep myself busy God has been kind I have had no complaintsrdquoParesh plays a screenwriter in the series so he talked about how much of the process he has learned as an actor ldquoI learned a lot I started reading a lot of books on screenwriting I started reading a lot of screenplays like The Dark Knight and I started writing a lot of screenplays I also shot a short film that will be out for the people to seerdquoParesh talked about his challenges due to the pandemic ldquoMore than ourselves we were worried about our loved ones I was worried about my grandmother who was in Ahmedabad She was living alone after my grandfather passed away I was making sure she doesnrsquot feel lonely Whatever she needed I was able to send through Amazon For me challenges that became a part of the routine were doing my dishes I started working a lot of cooking shows So I one day I cooked Chole Bhature on the other day Aloo ParathasrdquoManjari then spoke about the lessons that the pandemic has taught her ldquoNothing lasts forever Value relationships We take them for granted in our lives I couldnrsquot meet my parents for months I had 12 close friends who lost their family members So I think we need to value relationshipsrdquo