‘Whatever work I’ve done has led me to this moment’
She does not consider her journey from ‘Dabangg’ to ‘Dahaad’ a ‘full circle’ yet
As someone who learned ‘everything on the job’, Sonakshi Sinha counts all the ‘good, bad, ugly’ moments from her career as part of her growth.
The actor, who made her debut with ‘Dabangg’ in 2010 as the love interest of Salman Khan’s cop character, recently donned the police officer’s uniform for the critically acclaimed turn in the ‘Prime Video’ series ‘Dahaad’. But she does not consider her journey from ‘Dabangg’ to ‘Dahaad’, her digital debut, a ‘full circle’ yet.
“It’s not a full circle. I’m still going around in a spiral and I want to keep growing. This is a good place I have reached in 13 years now. Whatever I’ve learned, I’ve learned on the job with the people I’ve worked with, the roles I’ve done and the things I’ve worked on,” Sonakshi told the top news agency.
She added, “Everything teaches you something and whatever experiences I’ve had, whatever work I’ve done - good, bad, ugly - whatever it may be, have all led me to this moment.”
In the last decade, there has been a shift in the portrayal of women police officers on screen - be it Tabu in ‘Drishyam’, ‘Kuttey’ and ‘Bholaa’, Sanya Malhotra in ‘Kathal’, Shefali Shah in ‘Delhi Crime’ series and Raveena Tandon in ‘Aranayak’.
Sonakshi said it’s ‘about time’ that these changes happened.
The actor made her debut with ‘Dabangg’ in 2010 as the love interest of Salman Khan’s cop character
“It’s actually a really good time for a woman to be an actor in the industry because great characters are being written and there’s such lovely content coming out, so it’s a fantastic time,” the 35-year-old actor said.
The praise coming her way for the portrayal of Anjali Bhaati, the sole woman cop in the interiors of Rajasthan who suspects a serial killer is on the loose, has been ‘overwhelming’ for her.
“It’s like my debut has happened all over again. I’m getting so many messages and calls from people I haven’t spoken to in a year or so. It’s truly overwhelming. It’s been so good. Even my family loves the show,” she added.