MUMBAI: Looking to date someone this lockdown season? Well that’s just a swipe away these days with the latest dating apps providing the comfort of choosing someone to date from wherever you are, based on your preferences. For the stars of lockdown love tale of Dice Media’s Firsts Season 2, this was new, as they came from a generation prior when these apps were still relatively new. For real-life couple actors Kriti Vij and Pranay Manchanda having to shoot scenes where the characters met for the first time on a dating app, was a bit tricky since they know each other well. They had to undo their chemistry to make the awkwardness of meeting someone new look real.

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Actor Kriti who plays bubbly girl Tanya says, “Being a real-life couple, Pranay and I are quite comfortable with each other. We needed to change that for Firsts 2. We know each other’s working styles and what keeps each of us motivated too, which was a huge advantage. When the lockdown was announced I came to Delhi but Pranay was still in Mumbai for a few days. We utilized that time for us to work on our characters for the show. This was different for us, but when we finally completed it, all-in-all it turned out to be quite an exciting journey for both of us.”

She adds, “We met each other at a time when dating apps were in their infancy, but are happy that these new platforms today are bringing people together and helping them find life-partners”.

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