Divya Dutta says 'the biggest director' called her after seeing Dhaakad poster: 'Is that you? Oh my god!'

Divya Dutta, Kangana Ranaut and Arjun Rampal-starrer action-thriller Dhaakad released on Friday. Here's what Divya shared about her experience.

Billed as one of the biggest female-led action films, filmmaker Razneesh Ghai's Dhaakad releases on Friday. While Kangana takes the spotlight as agent Agni, it's actor Divya Dutta who has earned praise for her villainous character, Rohini. Recalling her biggest compliment for the film, Divya believes that Dhaakad is a purple patch in her acting career. "After the posters were released the biggest director called and said ‘Is that you? Oh my god! You are unrecognisable'. It’s so amazing for an actor to hear something like this," she told Hindustan Times.

Divya Dutta as Rohini in Dhaakad.

Divya is currently basking in the success of her Punjabi hit Maa, and soaking in the compliments on just released film, Dhaakad. "I have two films—Dhaakad and Maa, releasing back to back, in two weeks. And, both the films are so different from each other. I think this is just exactly what someone said, a purple patch to my career. It feels nice to be applauded and call you a star actor. When people say things like ‘We wait for your films’, it feels nice. It makes things nicer to take on these different challenges and surprise yourself with others," she added.

When asked if she had any second thoughts about taking up a negative role, she shared without any hesitation, "Not at all. It is so much more enjoyable to play a negative character because it has so many layers. A role like this comes with a positive streak, a grey area and a negative side. She is pure evil, a total wacko. It’s beautiful to see what happens when you take on a role like this and a lot of things come to you on their own."

Talking about her character, she dropped hints about whether she will be joining Kangana and Arjun in gruesome action scenes in the film. "I am shooting a lot of people in the film, all I can say. Of course, Kangana and Arjun are doing the hardcore action scenes but mera role alag type ka hai (My role is different). There’s madness to this character with her detailed actions. I think something like this has not yet come on screen before. It’s a face-off between two women and my character is so in love with her partner, Rudraveer (played by Arjun Rampal) that she would do anything. From partnership to camaraderie, and mad love shared between these two on-screen people is new. The action is going to be a treat to watch," she signed out.