In Haraamkhor (2017), she essayed the role of a 14-year old school girl in love with her teacher, 2019’s Gone Kesh saw her play a girl suffering from alopecia, her recent film Cargo featured her as an astronaut in a sci-fi movie, and in her latest short film, Lagushanka, she plays a girl who suffers from bedwetting — Shweta Tripathi Sharma seems to surprise her audience by choosing subjects that are off the beaten path, some even taboo topics which challenge the set notions of our society.

Discussing her career trajectory, the 35-year-old actor says, “Every actor has their own journey. Mine from the very start has followed a simple mantra — I do stories that call out to me, back stories that need to be told. When I ask for people’s time, I want to do justice to their investment. And over the years that’s the kind of work I have been getting as well. People are willing to place their bets on a risk taker. This year, when the makers of the web series Gone Game thought of me for the show which would be shot at home, I was excited. In fact, five years ago, I had shot a film called Zoo, which was shot entirely on a phone. I am glad that I am seen as someone who will back unique content. I really enjoy working with debut directors because they have a fresh view of storytelling.”

A few media reviews of Gone Kesh and her latest short compared her choice of roles similar to that of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has persistently backed stories that push the envelope.

Ask her about the comparisons and she says, “Comparisons to Ayushmann in reviews are quite flattering. We live in an era when competition is healthy and our peers inspire us to be better. He has made this entire generation of actors proud with his ability to do films that most other actors wouldn’t touch before. I am glad people are appreciating the work I’ve done. Challenging norms of society is important but as an artist other than entertain I want to trigger a conversation,” she signs off.