Actor Shefali Shah is known for taking on unconventional roles and projects. Her upcoming web series, Human, is themed on the issue of human medical trials. “When I read the script, I was shocked, appalled and gagged because it’s very disturbing. Even as an audience, when you see something like a Human or a Delhi Crime, it shakes you up. These are very exhausting shows,” the 39-year-old says. 

And what makes this series even more interesting is her collaboration with her husband, filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah, 17 years after Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005). “He’s a very good and chilled out director. And he understands that any kind of filmmaking is a collaborative process. We respect each other tremendously with what we do,” the Ajeeb Daastaans actor says, adding that they exchanged “contradicting and conflicting” creative opinions during the shoot sometimes. 

Quiz her about why we didn’t get to see them work together more frequently and Shah says, “I would never tell Vipul to make something for me and he would never tell me to do a project that he’s producing or directing just because he needs me to be a part of it. We respect each other way too much for it. If it’s not worth our time and what we deserve, we’ll never do it.” 

While it’s important for her to be a part of important stories that need to be told, she has no qualms about being a part of projects meant for sheer entertainment. “Any project I do has to really attract me and churn me inside out for me to want to do it,” concludes Shah.