Mumbai: Actress Sandeepa Dhar says even though waiting for a right project can be a tedious process, it is important for artistes to grab every opportunity that helps in honing their skills.
Dhar began her career with the Rajshri Productions drama ”Isi Life Mein…!” in 2010 and went on to feature in films like ”Heropanti” and ”Dabangg 2.” Her career turnaround happened in 2019, when she featured on the ZEE5 series ”Abhay”. In an interview Dhar said getting offered a good project backed by a respectable platform doesn’t happen ”on a regular basis”. ”You sometimes get great scripts but they’re not backed by great platforms and then there are also times when you have great platforms backing not such great scripts. So you have to wait for the right mix to happen. ”The only thing you can do is keep yourself busy, keep honing your skills. You can’t get impatient with these things,” she added.
While waiting for interesting projects is the biggest challenge for an actor in the industry, Dhar said one should make sure they don’t lose touch with being in front of the camera. ”There will be that right opportunity that’ll come your way but (till then) you can’t get impatient. In order to survive in this industry, patience is what you need to really have.
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”While you wait for the right thing to come, you keep doing workshops. An actor also needs ‘riyaaz’ (practise) constantly… It’s important to be a working actor because if you don’t work for too long you do get a little rusty.” The 32-year-old actor currently stars on the show ”Chattis Aur Maina”, streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by CM Studios, the show features Dhar as the leader of a travel dance group whose dream is to become a top Bhojpuri star. Dhar said the show, co-starring Vikram Singh Chauhan, not only gave her the opportunity to explore a romantic-comedy on screen but also offered her the platform to play a strong woman in ”a light-hearted setting”.
