Sobhita Dhulipala has said that she wasn’t dejected by being called ‘not fair enough’ during auditions and instead found a way to carve a name for herself. Sobhita Dhulipala is gearing up for the release of her web series, The Night Manager Part 2. This year, she was also seen in a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, Ponniyin Selvan II. In a new interview, the actor has revealed she was called ‘not gori (fair)’ and not ‘pretty enough’ on her face during her ad auditions.
Sobhita played the role of Vaanathi in Ponniyin Selvan I and II and was praised for her performance. Earlier this year, she was seen as Anil Kapoor’s girlfriend in The Night Manager Part 1 and will now return to the same role in the second season. However, things were not that bright for her during her audition days.
When you are starting out, everything is a battle. I am not from the movies. I remember in my ad auditions I was told many times that I am not ‘Gori’ (fair) enough. There were these things that you see at the ad level, where I was told to my face that I am not pretty
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