To Lisa Mishra’s fans, her acting debut in Call Me Bae may come as a surprise. Laughing at this, the singer reveals that it surprised the direction team at Dharmatic Entertainment, which is backing the Ananya Panday-starrer, as well. “It was a surprise to them when my audition came up, because they’ve only known me as a singer. But acting has always been a dream, and I’ve been working on it quietly for years. It took me so long to get here. Singing is my first love, but I wanted to scratch this itch of acting,” says Mishra, the voice behind hit tracks, Sajna ve and Nai chaida. 

 
In director Collin D’Cunha’s coming-of-age series, Mishra plays a TV news producer. Tell her that she couldn’t have asked for a better debut project than a Karan Johar production, and she says it feels “surreal”. But reaching this point hasn’t been easy for the US-bred singer. “I’ve been auditioning with Panchami Ghavri since 2018, working on my language skills and screen presence. One day, we’ll post a reel of all those failed auditions, but what I’ve learned most from this journey is resilience. Keep going—what’s meant to be, will be.”