TOI: Atta attack in Kairi Rishta Khatta Meetha

How would you handle being asked to douse an actor five times senior to you with atta? Preeti Chaudhary, who plays Ambi in Kairi - Rishta Khatta Meetha, was faced with this predicament during a shoot for the show.

Preeti had to attempt this rather bold task in her very first scene with Hema Singh, who plays a sweet tyrant mother-in-law, Imarti Devi, on the show.

And we are informed that the newbie took nearly five retakes to get the shot right, triggering off what seems to be an ice-breaker between the duo.

Preeti has left no stone unturned in looking the part - she studied her character's personality, underwent weight loss and bonded with her onscreen monster mom-in-law.

She is now taking dialogue delivery tips from Hema, who is acting Professor at NSD (National School of Drama), and is a voice and speech training expert. Hema has trained the likes of Rapal Yadav, Meghna Malik and Ashutosh Rana.