The intense character in her next left Paayal Radhakrishna depressed

For Paayal Radhakrishna, essaying her character in

Bhinna

was about giving her all. The newbie plays a method actress in the film, who is completely immersed in her craft. Telling us more about it, she says, “My character is mentally disturbed, which is the result of everything that has happened to her from her childhood, married life, and so on. Each event in her life has some sort of effect on her, and the story is about what happens after that,” says Paayal.

The pretty lady from Mangaluru plays two different characters — Cauvery and

Devaki

. There is another character called Vimala (played by Sowmya Jaganmurthy), an important character who affects her life and mindset. There are two tracks in the film, and it is up to the audience to decide which is real and which is not.

Playing an intense character took its toll on Paayal. “For around a week, we shot at a villa on the outskirts of Bengaluru, during which we did double shifts — we worked for 16 hours each day. We were all completely immersed in the script and there was no chance to relax. Since I was constantly thinking the way my character does, I was actually depressed. It took me a while to snap out of it,” says Paayal.