Nushrratt on how she dealt with setbacks

The actor says she is both happy and proud of her acheivements despite having no connections in the industry “Chhalaang” star Nushrratt Bharuccha says her journey to becoming an actor was full of “setbacks” but she dealt with them in order to turn her dream into a reality. The 36-year-old actor, best known for “Pyaar […]

The actor says she is both happy and proud of her acheivements despite having no connections in the industry

“Chhalaang” star Nushrratt Bharuccha says her journey to becoming an actor was full of “setbacks” but she dealt with them in order to turn her dream into a reality. The 36-year-old actor, best known for “Pyaar Ka Punchnama” has carved a niche for herself with films like “Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety”, “Dream Girl” and “Chhalaang”. She recently earned an international award nomination for her work in Netflix’s anthology film “Ajeeb Daastaans”.

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Bharuccha made her debut with “Jai Santoshi Ma” in 2006, followed by roles in “Kal Kissne Dekha” and Dibakar Banerjee’s “Love Sex aur Dhokha”. She gained prominence with her role in “Pyaar Ka Punchnama”. “Everybody has their own set of journeys and obstacles. First, the problem is one doesn’t get the scripts and roles they like to do. They wait and settle for the ones that are offered and are best. Then when one becomes successful then (also) it is like ‘what to do next’? So that struggle is there,” Bharuccha said.

Recalling her initial days in the industry, Bharuccha said considering she did not come from a film family or had any connections in Bollywood it has been a tough ride. Today, she is both happy and proud of her achievements. “I have dreamt a dream that I don’t think anybody in my situation would have dreamt for so long. I don’t come from a film family; I don’t have connections. I did films that were majorly male centric. I have had my share of setbacks and dealt with it,” she said.

“Everybody in my family thought it (acting) is a hobby and I will be done with it in two months and I will do something else. I don’t know what exactly was that one thing that kept me going. It feels this is what I was meant to do and it does give me a lot of joy,” she added.

Bharuccha, who is now headlining three of her upcoming films “Hurdang”, “Chhori” and “Janhit Mein Jaari”, said there is a sense of pressure but she would not let it come in the way of enjoying her work. “When I start the film, I do get scared but I leave it on the good faith of the fact that I believed in the script. All I know is if we have made a good film, it will do well.”