Lisa Mishra Says Call Me Bae Reignited Her Acting Passion

Lisa Mishra is walking into Call Me Bae Season 2 as a different performer than when she first stepped on set. The singer, known to fans for her music, says the web series returned her to a passion that was there before the spotlight: acting. As the new season gets ready for release, she is not just promoting a show — she is marking a career pivot.

A debut that returned her to an old love

Mishra says she explored theatre before her musical career took off, but acting sat on the side for years. Call Me Bae gave her a reason to return. “I think I was really lucky to get a chance to make my acting debut with Call Me Bae,” she said, adding that the project “really reignited that love” for performing.

The show worked for her because it let her learn while doing it. She discovered things about herself as an actor, made room for mistakes on the job, and tapped into a creative side she had not been using. Crucially, she could carry her identity as a musician into the work rather than hide it.

• She got to blend music and on-screen storytelling in one project.
• The set became a classroom: learning on the job, not after years of rehearsal.
• It revived a pre-music passion and gave her a new artistic identity.
• The experience convinced her to actively pursue more acting roles.

Season 2 is the next test

With the second season’s shoot wrapped a couple of months ago, Mishra is preparing to bring her character back. She says the series has given her a lot as a performer, and she now understands how much she enjoys inhabiting a character and telling stories through acting. That realisation has shaped the choices she wants to make next.

Music remains central. But Mishra is now actively looking at roles that challenge her in different ways. She frames the moment as moving fluidly between two passions — not choosing one over the other. For an industry that loves comebacks and reinventions, that doubles the ways an audience can meet her.

Why the crossover matters

Web series are increasingly the bridge that carries talent from one creative field into another. A singer with a built-in fanbase can bring audiences to a show, and the show can give that singer a credible acting footprint. Mishra’s journey is a fresh example of the model working without asking an artist to abandon the very thing that made them known.

For Bollywood and OTT watchers, the story also sets up an expectation: when a young performer says a project “opened up” a new path, the follow-up season is the proof of whether the momentum is real. Call Me Bae Season 2, expected soon, will show whether her first breakthrough travels beyond a debut.

Source: bollywoodHungama.com