

“After a while they didn’t find it funny at all. Her family wasn’t amused and after a while when Tia’s behaviour started freaking them out, they had a stern word with her. There were animalistic traits in me and I started speaking in a heavy bass voice at home as well,” Tia said.

The film took such a toll on me that I carried the spirit with me to the dinner table as well. Hats off to those who can do that, I can’t for sure. “After a gruelling shoot on the sets where I was playing this tormented girl, it wasn’t easy to get into a switch on and switch off mode. The 24-year-old actor found it tough to switch back to real life after filming was over and her family members freaked out. Playing a possessed girl in 1920 Evil Returns had such an effect on actor Tia Bajpai that she took her onscreen persona home even after the day’s shoot was over.
