Dolly Singh made her acting debut with Thank You For Coming, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi and others. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble, the YouTuber revealed she was once rejected for a role due to her teeth. Dolly confessed that getting acting opportunities for her has not been easy because people judge her as a content creator. Scroll down to read what she said and watch the full interview.
Dolly Singh On Facing Rejections Due To Body, Colour
When asked if she faced rejection due to her body, colour or appearance, Dolly Singh replied, “I think the thing is now obviously everybody is placed a little safe. So koi tumhare muh pe nahi shayad wo aake mujhe nahi batayenge ki ‘Are tum zyada patli ho toh hum tumhe nahi le sakte’. Mujhe lagta hai ki bhi, theek hai, I also feel that off course for a particular role, there’s a particular visual, you know, that the writer, director, are thinking of. So I get it sometimes, you just don’t fit.”
She revealed how once a director said her teeth needed to be fixed. The YouTuber revealed, “But ek baar, ek director ne ek baar mujhe bola tha ki ‘Yaar, ye daant thode, theek kara lo’. Toh yeh main sure hoon, yeh toh unhone mere munh pe us din bol diya. But main sure hoon, jahan main nahi hoon, un rooms mein toh hota hoga na, not just for me, main sure hoon, for everybody, ki ‘Yaar, ye thoda zyada mota hai’ ya ‘Yeh thoda zyada patli hai’. Isko nahi le sakte. Toh jo main feel karta hoon, har baar zaroori nahi hai ki wo cheez chale. Kyunki kuch roles mein woh factor matter nahi karta hai, as long as a person can pull off the character. I think that should be in fact.”
Dolly Singh Reveals Not Getting Work After Thank You For Coming
Dolly continued, “With content creation and acting, it’s a double-edged sword, ki humein roles mil toh jaate hain, par wahi do minute ke roles milenge, jisme aapko wahi karna hoga jo aap normally apne Instagram pe karte ho, the same character. Aur phir aapko promotion ke liye bulaya jaayega, aur phir aapki following ko push kara jaayega. They will say ki ‘Aao, promote karo film ko.’ Toh ek thoda used bhi feel hota hai. Aur yeh bhi lagta hai ki ‘Yaar, theek hai, ismein mujhe maza aaya.’ Par ab mujhe kuch bada bhi karna hai na, acting mein, mujhe aur cheezein explore karni hain. Par woh exploration karne ko nahi milta hai.”
She added, “Toh, Thank You For Coming, ke baad bhi mujhe koi aisi khaas, aise meri life nahi badli, aur woh nahi hua ki ‘Are bahut auditions aa rahe hain’ ya ‘Bahut opportunities aa rahi hain’. Nahi, aisa kuch nahi hai. Because wahi hai ki influencers ka ek stereotype alag ban gaya hai, ki ye yahi kar sakta hai.”
About Thank You For Coming
Thank You for Coming is a 2023 sex comedy film. It was directed by Karan Boolani and produced by Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. It was written by Radhika Anand and Prashasti Singh. The film starred Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh, Kusha Kapila and Shibani Bedi. The film premiered at the 48th 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Gala Presentations section on 15 September 2023. It was theatrically released on 6 October 2023.
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