Actress Kiara Advani says early rejections and recent successes in films like 바카라˜Kabir Singh바카라™, 바카라˜Good Newwz바카라™, 바카라˜Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2바카라™ and 바카라˜Shershaah바카라™ have given her a sense of clarity about the kind of films she wants to be a part of.
The actress made her debut in 2014 with 바카라˜Fugly바카라™ and featured in films like 바카라˜MS Dhoni: The Untold Story바카라™ (2016) and Abbas-Mustan's 2017 thriller 바카라˜Machine바카라™, but it was the 2018 Netflix anthology 바카라˜Lust Stories바카라™ that proved to be a career turnaround for her.
"I feel grateful for the start of my journey, even though there were things that didn't work out. I am grateful for the support I got from people, who gave me those chances and believed in me," Advani told PTI in an interview.
In the past three years, the actor has been a part of two back-to-back blockbusters 바카라“ 바카라˜Kabir Singh바카라™ and 바카라˜Good Newwz바카라™ and critically-acclaimed Netflix film 바카라˜Guilty바카라™-- which she said has helped her find her voice.
"Today, I have understood more about myself, which wasn't the case earlier. I started when I was 21. I didn't know who I was, who I wanted to be, what I wanted to say... I had a dream of becoming an actor, but I didn't know what kind of stories I wanted to tell or what my voice was," Advani, 29, said.
With success, the actor said she may have gained clarity, but playing unique characters was always on her wish list.
"I don't think success played a part in empowering me to make braver choices back then. When I chose to do 'Lust Stories' or 'Guilty', I was not at my peak. 'Lust Stories' was a choice I made because I wanted to work with Karan Johar. These films did well and pushed my career. It was all instinctive. Success makes you feel a sense of responsibility," she said.
After last year's OTT release 바카라˜Shershaah바카라™ on Prime Video, Advani returned to the big screen with the horror comedy 바카라˜Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2바카라™, which has emerged as one of the biggest hits of the year so far.
Her upcoming projects, Dharma Productions' 바카라˜Jugjugg Jeeyo바카라™ and 바카라˜Govinda Naam Mera바카라™, are billed as big-scale entertainers. She will also be seen with 바카라˜RRR바카라™ star Ram Charan in an untitled film.
The actress wants to reach out to a larger audience, she said. "I want to do films which will warrant a community viewing experience, want to be a part of films that reach out to a larger audience. Fortunately, all my three films are made for that. I want to make films now where families can go and watch. That is really my goal," Advani added.
[With Inputs From PTI]
