The recently released Amazon Prime Web series Guilty Minds is already becoming a binge watch. The legal drama has a certain edge to it in presenting court cases that we might have seen or heard at some point in our lives. This is what’s resonating with the public. Lead actress Shriya Pilgaonkar plays the role of lawyer Kashaf Quaze and tells us what went into bringing the head-strong character to life.

Speaking about her role in Guilty Minds, Shriya said, “I remember the first time the audition scenes for 'Guilty Minds' were sent to me and I read the name Kashaf Quaze, I felt instantly drawn to her. I felt like I knew her, I felt very curious to know her. I knew the kind of emotional range I would get to explore while portraying her.”

The Mirzapur actress further elaborated on Kashaf saying, “She doesn't express herself easily when she is in her private life but otherwise, she is very passionate. She mainly does public interest litigation and takes up cases she truly believes in. Kashaf operates a lot on empathy. She has a very strong understanding of right and wrong in terms of ethics as a lawyer.” On how she prepared for her role, Shriya added, “I visited the high court a couple of times and spoke to some of my lawyer friends, as it was important to understand how natural and authentically different lawyers are. Eventually, I feel that lawyers are also performers so I thought that I need to be true to Kashaf and authentically bring that aspect out in the court.” 

Guilty Minds is co-directed by Jayant Digambar Somalkar, and is produced by Karan Grover, Antara Banerjee, and Naved Farooqui. It released on Amazon Prime Video on 22nd April 2022.