New Delhi: Seven years after entering the film industry, Triptii Dimri has succeeded thanks to her roles in several films, including “Animal” and “Qala.” The national crush did not always take herself “so seriously as an actor.”
After making her stage debut in 2017 with “Poster Boyz,” Triptii went on to star in highly anticipated projects like “Laila Majnu,” “Bulbbul,” “Qala,” and “Animal,” which earned her the moniker “National Crush.”
Talking about her seven-year journey in Hindi cinema, the heartthrob from Bollywood told IANS: “It’s been very exciting. When I started off, I did not know that I would be working with such great actors and directors because I never took myself so seriously as an actor earlier.”
After working on her debut film, the actress left everything to fate.
“I thought, ‘chalo, ek film mil gaya. Let’s see if I get another one or not’. But luckily, the stars were in my favour, and I landed an audition for ‘Laila Majnu’,” said the actress, who hails from Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
Triptii revealed that she did not initially attend the auditions for Imtiaz Ali’s directorial ‘Laila Majnu’, released in 2018. Instead, she was spotted by the film’s casting director.
“I was not there to audition, but the casting director found me. He said I looked Kashmiri and should audition for it, and that’s how I got that film. That’s when I thought maybe there is something for me here, and I should take it seriously.”
The 30-year-old star said that she did not know what acting was.
“I never took acting classes. I had no concept of good, bad, or overacting. So, after the first schedule of ‘Laila Majnu’ wrapped, I enrolled in acting classes, and that’s when I understood the world…”
A graduate of Delhi University’s Sri Aurobindo College, Triptii expressed gratitude for her “overwhelming journey.”
“I think it’s been an exciting and overwhelming journey. The kind of love I get from fans of ‘Qala’, ‘Bulbul’, ‘Laila Majnu’, and ‘Animal’ makes you feel good… When you start working on a project, you want people to associate with the characters you play. When that happens, it makes me feel really good,” she added.
Things took a positive turn for Triptii in 2023 after she starred in the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal, which earned her the title of “National Crush.”
When asked how she feels about the title, Triptii responded, “More than the tag, it is love. It feels wonderful because, as I have said, whenever you do a project, you want people to look at you and remember you and the character names.
“When that happens, that makes me really happy, when I walk out and people call me ‘Bulbul’ or ‘Qala’… If I go to Kashmir, nobody calls me by my name; they say ‘Laila’…”
The actress said that she finds the tag “wonderful,” but at the same time, the love she is receiving too is an “overwhelming” feeling.
“This love keeps you motivated as an actor. It makes you want to work harder on your craft so that you can keep making people believe in you, which is something important,” she said.
Triptii’s latest release is ‘Bad Newz’ with Ammy Virk and Vicky Kaushal. After a string of dramas, this comedy is a first for the actress.
The actress said that comedy is a tough genre to master because what seems funny on screen to the audience needs to be executed very seriously while shooting.
“As an actor, I feel it is very difficult to crack,” she said.
“It’s my first time doing comedy, and I was very nervous initially because first times are always difficult. I was excited as well because, as an actor, I always want to try different things.”
Triptii said she doesn’t want to stay in a “comfort zone.”
“If you keep doing similar things, you find your comfort zone there. If you are in your comfort zone, there is no scope for growth,” she said.
— IANS
