Daily Times

Bollywood actor Radhika Apte who proved her acting chops in Netflix’s Sacred Games and critically acclaimed ‘Andhadun’ said she was once dropped for a role because she had put on weight. The actress recalled the moment where she was almost selected for a role but during the contract signing, “They said I had put on a lot of weight and I was kicked out. I told them that I had two months before the shoot to lose the weight but they were panicking and didn’t want to wait,” she told Mumbai Mirror. The actress said that she always knew she wanted to be an actor but was aware that success in Bollywood at times has little to do with talent. “You’re very lucky when you look like the person they are looking for.” Now that she has made a name for herself, Apte revealed that she can afford to be choosy. “The kind of roles I am being offered right now, I would have never rejected four years ago,” she said. “There’s no right or wrong but what you do has a consequence and you have to be prepared to face it. You think you know how things will work out, but you actually don’t,” she added. “I still get rejected often but you get used to it, in a good way. Your anger fades and you realise that nothing is personal,” said the actor.

Published in Daily Times, December 1^st 2018.