Rishabh Suri (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 11, 2020)

Socialising, partying, networking — this is something actor Tripti Dimri doesn’t believe in, despite being advised to do so. Add to that the ongoing debate on outsiders finding it tough to make it big in Bollywood.

Has it ever happened that she was finalised for a project, but later replaced by a star kid or someone with connections? “That has not happened with me, but I have heard about it. A lot of times, I was told ‘go to that party, build connections, that is how you get work’. I don’t believe in these things. I don’t believe me having a good equation with someone is going to get me work. If I am not talented and don’t know my job, then no matter what I do I will not get work. This is something people need to understand,” she tells us.

Dimri, 26, adds it must have worked for somebody, which is why this belief still persists, but says, “I don’t think I’m that person who can text people for the heck of work. I should be invested in that person, otherwise I won’t. I can’t beg for work. One day or the other, you will get work. In today’s day and age, there is work for everybody.”

While it’s her work in Bulbbul and Laila Majnu that got her noticed, not many people know the actor had actually started her film career with Shreyas Talpade’s Poster Boys (2017), starring Sunny and Bobby Deol.

“When I was new to Mumbai, I was auditioning for everything, be it television shows or music videos. I just wanted work at that point. In fact, my agency said I should not do Poster Boys, but I was like ‘I want to, tomorrow, I might not get this opportunity’. I am glad I did it, it got me noticed. This film gave me the confidence of being around so many people, the camera and interacting with people from the industry,” says Dimri, adding, “Whatever mistakes I make for myself, I don’t want to blame any other person later. And if it’s good, I want to take the credit.”