Can’t blame star kids; if I’m someone’s daughter, offered a film, why would I say no?
Actor Tripti Dimri entered the film industry with no experience, connections or knowledge of how to go about work. However, riding high today on the good reviews for her web film, Bulbull, has made her confident.
While the debate about nepotism, favouritism and groupism rages on, Dimri feels from her own experience that it all depends on the audience, and no one else. “Laila Majnu (my debut film) came out, and nobody went to watch it. I went to the theatre for seven days, and there were hardly 20-25 people. I think if it was a hit, I’d have got more opportunities immediately. It didn’t, both (costar) Avinash Tiwary and I went unnoticed,” she says.
And even though she was noticed for her talent within the industry, audiences noticed her only with Bulbull.
“This is how it works. If you go and watch our film, we’ll definitely get more work. I keep giving the example of Kartik Aaryan — he’s also an outsider. Only because his film was a blockbuster, filmmakers noticed him that he’s someone who they can put their money on,” says the 26-year-old.
However, one can’t overlook the fact that after Laila Majnu, it took Dimri two years to star in a project. Does she agree if she had been a star kid, she’d have got her second opportunity sooner, the fate of the first film notwithstanding? “Can you blame star kids for that? If I’m somebody’s daughter and I’m being offered a film, why would I say no? I’m not asking people to follow me, they are, on their own. They face their own challenges,” she adds. Elaborating, Dimri says star kids face constant comparisons due to their lineage, which doesn’t happen with outsiders.
“Problems and difficulties are there for everybody, we shouldn’t be playing this ‘who to blame’ game. This debate will go on, there’s no end to it,” she opines.