Mrunal Thakur isn’t just playing a romantic lead in Do Deewane Seher Mein—she’s living, breathing, and believing every emotion that the film stands for. In a refreshingly candid and heartfelt conversation, the actress opened up about her childhood, her parents’ love story, her long battle with self-doubt, and why embracing imperfection has become her greatest strength. What emerges is not just an actor promoting a film, but a woman reclaiming her story with warmth, vulnerability, and quiet confidence.
Talking about where her belief in love truly comes from, Mrunal smiled and said, “There are two crazy people living in my house. Yes. That's my mom and dad.” Growing up in a constantly shifting environment because of her father’s transferable banking job, stability came not from cities or houses, but from values. “We kept moving from one house to another. We changed cities. But the values and the love they taught me, the love between the two of them, has kept that feeling alive inside me.” For Mrunal, love wasn’t a concept—it was something she witnessed daily, something that stayed with her long after the suitcases were unpacked.
She believes that kind of love is missing today and desperately needs to be reintroduced. “I feel that today's generation needs to be introduced to that kind of love, the kind of love those two crazy people in the city share, that feeling that gives you butterflies.” It’s precisely why romantic films and rom-coms feel so personal to her. “My effort is always to do romantic movies, rom-coms, because I believe in it. And my mom and dad are here, and thank you, because they are the reason why I take up movies like these.”
While cinema today is exploring multiple genres, Mrunal admits her heart always circles back to romance. “Yes, a lot of other genres are also being explored. Many great movies are being made. But I feel like I have a special connection with romantic movies, with love, because I believe in it.” Yet, finding such scripts isn’t easy. Fate, however, stepped in quite literally in the lobby of her building. “His building and my building, we live in the same building. I was going somewhere with my mom. My mom said, ‘Hey, Mom, that's the director, Mom, that's the director,’ and I was like, ‘Sir, my name is Mrunal, and that's my mom, and we love your work, and I would really love to work with you.’”
What followed feels like a scene straight out of a film. “After a few weeks, sir actually called me, and he said, ‘Mrunal, I want you to hear something.’” She recalls the narration session vividly, with writer Abhiruchi, director Ravi Udyawar, and Kalpana ma’am present. “It's very rare that you can just say, ‘Sir, let's start shooting.’ That was the time. It was so easy because I wanted to do it from the heart.” Gratitude flows freely as she adds, “I'm so blessed and grateful that sir reached out to me for Roshni.”
But beneath the warmth and confidence lies a story of long-standing insecurity. Constantly changing schools left scars. “There were some insecurities, and I used to feel underconfident.” Even success didn’t immediately heal them. “Until the release of Son of Sardar, it took me a long time to accept that yes, I am beautiful the way I am.” The noise around perfection—how to look, sit, behave, or exist—was relentless. “Everyone thought you should look perfect, have this kind of body, do this, do that, look like this, get a manicure, pedicure, pretend.”
Then comes the line that defines her journey and the film’s emotional core: “No, I'm just perfectly imperfect, and I love that.” Through Do Deewane Seher Mein, Mrunal wants that message to reach every viewer. “This film is for you. You will be able to resonate with it.” Her intention is simple yet powerful—to make the audience feel seen. “When you watch that film, sitting in that seat, you should feel like you're a part of that movie.”
She paints a vivid picture of emotional familiarity. “When you watch a scene, you'll think, ‘Oh, that's my mom! Oh, that's my grandma! Oh, that's my brother!’” The relationship between Roshni and Shashank reflects that lived-in authenticity. “There are such cute moments between Roshni and Shashank, which I feel I really resonate with.” Praising her co-star, she adds, “I think nobody apart from Siddhant could have played Shashank, and he's done such a fantastic job.” Laughing mid-sentence, she says, “I can't thank Ravi sir and Shashank enough—sorry, oh my god, Siddhant—for being the perfect, you know, chocolate boy.”
Mrunal ends on a note that feels less like promotion and more like a promise. “It's my effort and my conscious decision to give you guys something unique, something you'll really enjoy. I'm putting my heart and soul into it. I've made this film with so much love. I hope you guys see and feel that love. I'm sure you will.” In an industry obsessed with polish, Mrunal Thakur’s quiet declaration stands out—imperfection isn’t a flaw, it’s the most human thing of all.
Directed by Ravi Udyawar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prerna Singh, Umesh Kumar Bansal, and Bharat Kumar Ranga, the film is slated for a theatrical release on February 20, 2026.