Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Swastika Mukherjee Welcomes Gandhari Role Beyond Another Mother Character
Swastika Mukherjee is acting in a new movie called Gandhari.
She is happy because she does not play a mother in this film.
She has already played many different kinds of mothers in her career.
Taapsee Pannu plays Bani, a mother whose daughter is kidnapped.
Bani also loses her eyesight.
She trains herself and tries to rescue her daughter from a dangerous underworld.
Swastika says her own character has both kind and frightening qualities.
Gandhari was directed by Devashish Mukherjee and will be available on Netflix from September 3.
Swastika Mukherjee says she was relieved not to play another mother in Gandhari.
The actor has portrayed mothers in Bengali, Marathi and Hindi projects throughout her 26-year career.
She describes her Gandhari character as having both warm and cold sides.
Gandhari follows Bani, whose daughter is abducted and who loses her vision while pursuing the kidnappers.
Directed by Devashish Mukherjee, the Netflix film streams from September 3.
- Who
- Actor Swastika Mukherjee stars alongside Taapsee Pannu, Mita Vashisht, Chhaya Kadam and other actors.
- What
- Gandhari is an upcoming action thriller about a mother searching for her abducted daughter after losing her vision.
- When
- The film streams on Netflix from September 3; Swastika Mukherjee has worked in the profession for 26 years.
- Where
- The story is set in the fictional town of Joypurra.
- Why
- Bani sets out to rescue her daughter after the girl is abducted from a train.
- Film
- Gandhari
- Lead cast
- Taapsee Pannu plays Bani, while Swastika Mukherjee also has a role.
- Director
- Devashish Mukherjee
- Writer and producer
- Kanika Dhillon
- Platform
- Netflix
- Release
- Streaming begins September 3.
- Setting
- The fictional eerie town of Joypurra