Very excited to play mother to 13-year-old: Swara Bhaskar

Mumbai: Actress Swara Bhaskar, who chooses versatile roles in Hindi filmdom, will now be seen playing a mother of a 13-year-old girl in `Nil Battey Sannata`. She is thrilled about it. "I am very thrilled about playing a mother of a 13-year-old child. It`s a very challenging role and I am very excited about it," Swara said. The reason for her immense excitement? "I`m actually playing the role of woman in an age group which is elder than me. It`s a challenging part and I didn`t want to refuse it on the basis of fear of playing a mother," she added. The film is to be directed by filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari`s wife Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, and the `Raanjhanaa` actress began shooting for it Saturday. "A major portion of the film will be shot in Agra. It`s a lovely film which is presented by Nitesh Tiwari. He has written the script and his wife is directing it," she said.