A rippling laugh later, actor Sarita Joshi tells us, “Burkha burkha mein farak hai!” We agree. There are the stark black burkhas, bejewelled iterations for the fashionable, and then there are the springtime versions worn by Bohri women. In Joshi’s case, the discussion about burkha species can extend to her roles as well. The veteran starred as a Gujarati matriarch in the TV series Baa Bahoo Aur Baby; an austere mum in 2008 Bollywood film Dasvidaniya, who is paid homage through the song Meri Ma; and, as the doting, value-upholding and ghunghat-wearing mother of Dhirubhai Ambani (played by Abhishek Bachchan) in Mani Ratnam’s Guru.

(Above) A still from Samuel Street, which features newcomer Saif Thakur and veteran actor Sarita Joshi (below)