I love deep-rooted desi roles, says Diana Penty

Actor Diana Penty talks about choosing small town girl’s roles in both her films.

She played an Indian girl in search of her husband in America in her debut film Cocktail (2011). In her second film, the recent hit, Happy Bhag Jayegi, actor Diana Penty impressed everyone with her portrayal of a Punjabi girl. Why has the former model not taken up any glamorous look in either of her film?

Actor Diana Penty likes to play small town girl in her films.

“When I do these deep rooted small town roles, I love them. I want to be that person that I am not familiar with. This gives me the opportunity to live that life,” says Penty, who is born and brought up in Mumbai and ruled the ramp before entering Bollywood.

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The 30-year-old actor feels she comes from a different world and playing the role of a small town girls enthralls her.

“I guess the world I have come from is very urban and after modelling for so many years I am used to living with a certain hint of glamour everyday. I have been living a more western lifestyle. Not that I dress to hilt everyday but it’s not exciting for me,” she says.

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