Yet to sink in that I'm an actor: Sanya Malhotra
Sanya Malhotra, who shot to fame with her debut, the 2016 film "Dangal", says the feeling that she is an actor is yet to sink in. Today, Sanya has her hands full with three films - Ritesh Batra's "Photograph", "Badhai Ho" with Ayushmann Khurrana and Vishal Bharadwaj's "Churiyan". Sanya says she does not know if she is a natural at acting.
I'm glad I am getting to work with brilliant directors
"Acting is very new to me. With every film that I am doing I am learning new things," Sanya says. "I'm satisfied with whatever I am doing. I can't believe I'm an actor, I think it will take sometime for me this to sink in. I'm glad I am getting to work with brilliant directors and actors, which I had not imagined," she said.
Sanya does not come from a film background
The actor does not come from a film background but she feels making a mark in the industry is difficult - for both an outsider and a person with connections. Everyone has to go through their fair share of ups and downs, she asserts.
When Sanya had no work, her family stood by her
"When I came to Mumbai to audition for a dance reality show, I was in top 100. I doubted myself and did not get through. It was a lesson for me... After that day, whenever I used to go for auditions, I never doubted myself," she said. Long before "Dangal", Sanya had no work but her family stood by her like a rock.
Sanya was flooded with offers after Dangal
Post Dangal, Sanya was flooded with offers but somehow, nothing materialized. "After doing a film like 'Dangal', people would assume things are easy for me. When I had nothing (in my hand) I had my own journey. I don't like to call it as a struggle period because I enjoyed that time as well. I learnt how to be patient, worked on my craft."
If a character excites me, I do it: Sanya
"A lot of good things came my way, but sometimes dates didn't match and things didn't happen. When I pick up a script I imagine myself in the character, if it excites me, I do it. There are no second thoughts about it," Sanya said.
