Filmmaker-actor Divya Khosla Kumar marked her acting debut with the Hindi film, Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (2004). Almost 17 years later, she is all set for her second feature film, Satyameva Jayate 2 (SMJ 2). But she is not worried about the long break.

Kumar says, “This is a great time to be a female actor in the industry. Some amazing roles are being written.”

According to her, female artistes witnessing a dearth of acting offers post their marriage is passé: “We’ve moved beyond the perception that one’s marital status determines the course of their career. The success that Deepika (Padukone) and Kareena (Kapoor Khan) have achieved is a testament to that.”

The director of Yaariyan (2014) and Sanam Re (2016), Kumar doesn’t plan on directing herself in a film. “My headspace, as a director, is very different. I’ve never seen myself as a part of the world that I envision as a filmmaker. Hats off to Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan, who have directed themselves. It’s a very difficult and strenuous job.”

As she gears up for the release of SMJ 2, she admits that she’s more excited, than nervous. “I wasn’t nervous on the first day of the shoot either. I never lost touch (with acting), because I acted in a few music videos. Being on a set gives a lot of creative satisfaction and I truly believe that I belong there. I would say that a set is my happy place,” Kumar ends.