Jyotika and Sonakshi Sinha star in Ashwini Iyer Tiwari’s upcoming legal drama System, which will release on Prime Video.
Jyotika and Sonakshi Sinha in a still from System.
Jyotika on working with Ashwini Iyer Tiwari
System marks the first collaboration between Jyotika, Sonakshi, and Ashwini. The veteran actor says the experience of working with a female director is ‘always comfortable’. “She listened to us, probably a little more than a male director would on a set,” she quips, with a smile.
“There is more of a connection with your own gender. Your process of thinking connects more, rather,” she says. “I also feel a lot of intimate scenes were shot respectfully. She shot the way she would want to see them and the way we would want ourselves seen on screen.”
Sonakshi hails Ashwini’s approach
Her co-star, Sonakshi, agrees. The actor adds, “Only a woman understands another woman in a way that is real. I have always had a great experience working with women directors. I prefer it. They approach everything with a different sensibility, sensitivity, and vulnerability. That is very important in bringing out such characters that are flawed, real, and human.”
Jyotika on her character in System
System is a legal drama that sees Jyotika play a court stenographer with limited means, who helps a young public prosecutor (played by Sonakshi). Talking about what drew her to the character, she says, “There are few such characters written today. One of the reasons I was attracted to the character is that she expresses her emotions through her eyes. There are fewer dialogues, but there’s a lot to be said.”
System also stars Ashutosh Gowariker as a top defence lawyer, who happens to be Sonakshi’s character’s father. The film, directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari and produced by Pammi Baweja, Harman Baweja, and Smitha Baliga, will release on Amazon Prime Video on May 22.
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More
