Actor Divya Dutta who received rave reviews for her role in her latest film 'Ram Singh Charlie,' described the film industry in the past few months as a big bad world. When asked to elaborate, Divya says, “I think we have a herd mentality. 'Jo ek baat kehta hai sab wahi kehte hain.' We grab on to that and that phase goes on. People will just harp on that for a while until something more interesting and catchy comes by to latch on to.”
The 42-year-old, who has been a part of the industry for over two decades now, feels that every workplace has its share of pros and cons. “There is favoritism, groupism… I mean I don’t even get the whole insiders and outsiders thing because everyone who is good will make it, be it an outsider or insider. It is just the matter of that first opportunity. I agree that hamare liye initial time mushkil hota hai,” she explains.
Further shedding light on how her journey started, Divya says, “When I came to the industry, I didn’t know how to meet people, how to tell them that I’m good enough and how to get my first break. It was trial and error for us.” However, apart from that, Divya says everyone has to prove themselves and survive the audiences’ test.
“It can be a longer process for people like us but I’ve survived beautifully without being a part of any group, and so have a lot of other people. I think people respect you for who you are rather than which group you are a part of. You don’t have to be part and parcel of who they are to be accepted,” she points.
