‘People in certain camps still wait for a break’
Happy with the praise she received for her character in Sanju (2018), Karishma Tanna expected it to translate into more work in films. Unfortunately, that did not happen. It was upsetting, but the actor has moved on. “I don’t know what went wrong... You do get depressed, but if I stay in that phase, I won’t be able to concentrate on good things coming my way. So, I took it up as a challenge and will keep trying,” she says.
Tanna, 36, feels things might have been different had she been a star kid. “Not sure if it’s luck, being at the right place at the right time, or may be coming from the TV space or they just want to take star kids. I don’t know about nepotism, insider-outsider... Not being a star kid could be a reason... But star kids also have their struggle,” she adds.
Ask her about camps in the Bollywood and the actor agrees that they exist, but she has never been a part of any. “I don’t know how to get into such groups, nor do I want to. I know a lot of people who are in certain camps and all, but they’re still waiting for that break to happen. So, camps or no camps, eventually you’ll have to work hard,” she says.
Dedicated towards her career, Tanna has no inhibitions in reaching out to people she wants to work with. “I message them saying how much I love their work and that I’d like to be a part of their projects. And I’ve always received positive response… ,” says the actor.
Addressing the rumours of her relationship with actor Pearl V Puri, Tanna says, “We are good friends and will always be. Let all these things keep circulating, I turn a blind eye and deaf ear to them.”