She plays Mitali Kamath, a tough custom officer, and for Amruta it was a different experience as she got an opportunity to perform action and showcase her versatility as an actor.
Sharing her experience, she told ANI, “The experience was amazing. I did action for the first time in my life. I actually went for another role and I was offered the role of Mitali Kamath. I was asked, do you do action? So, I told them, I’m a dancer. Show me some choreography, and I will try and do my best. And I saw the choreography for the action, and in around 45 minutes to one hour, I learned it. Still, people were like, ‘she has never done action’, I don’t know how it will be. But on the shoot day, when I did action, our master, he came and he hugged me, and he was like, Amruta, you have done a very good action.””Seeing fans highlight it on Instagram reels was amazing,” she said, adding, “I’m really glad, that I got a chance to explore, a different, what do you call it, a different nature in myself. Because, definitely, the people around me, the people who are very close to me, they know that I can do action. But to do it on screen, and to do it this way, I think that was really amazing.”
Khanvilkar opened up about the surprising, eventful start to 2026, reflecting on her recently released web series ‘Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web’ on Netflix, and ‘Space Gen: Chandrayaan’ on JioCinema on January 23. ‘Chandrayaan’, inspired by the true events, narrates the story of one of India’s greatest scientific comebacks after the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission in 2019.She revealed that till mid-December 2025, there was no clarity on the release, and she had no resolutions for 2026. “Till mid-December, nothing was decided about Taskaree or Space Gen Chandrayan. I filmed both in 2025, but sometimes releases happen without consulting the artists. I didn’t have a resolution; I just thought, whatever comes, comes. Around ten days before the New Year, Netflix and Friday Storytellers informed her that Taskaree would release in the second week of January,” she shared.
Speaking about her experience seeing herself on the ‘Taskaree’ poster, Khanvilkar said, “I never thought that I would ever become a poster girl for ‘Taskaree’. So when I saw my poster for the first time here at BKC, I was so thrilled.Because, you know, generally it happens that the posters of the primary cast are not released. But to see myself on that ‘Taskaree’ poster, and also being honoured by Amul India in one of their designs, was so thrilling.” She noted that the series has received a warm response from audiences, with fans sharing content on Instagram and Facebook.
On her role in ‘Taskaree’ as a “badass” single mom, she said, “It has been loved a lot, and all thanks to my director, story writers, and Netflix.”Reflecting on her collaboration with Neeraj Pandey and co-stars Emraan Hashmi and Nandish Sandhu, Khanvilkar praised their professionalism and camaraderie.
“We have a team of Emraan, me and Nandish in the show and the camaraderie between the three of us was very important.
Khanvilkar is also producing and performing in the Marathi theatre play ‘Lagna Panchami’, which began its run on January 9. “We toured Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, and now are in Pune and Mumbai, with plans to go abroad,” she added.On managing dual roles as producer and actor, she said, “When your team is strong, all roles become easier. In this industry, work is always a team effort.”
She also highlighted differences between Marathi and Hindi cinema, noting that while budgets differ, quality content always finds its audience. “If you are a good actor, you can flourish across mediums, whether films, OTT, or theatre,” she concluded.