Kept wondering what’s going to happen to my Hindi film career: Rukshar Dhillon

Though the actor was uncertain about her future during the first wave of the pandemic, it helped her understand what she wants to do as an actor

Actor Rukshar Dhillon marked her Hindi film debut with Bhangra Paa Le (2020). A month later, however, the Covid-19 pandemic hit us and it made her uncertain about her future. “Post Bhangra Paa Le, there were things happening but I wasn’t sure what was set to take place first. I was fearful if they would even take off and wondered what’s going to happen to my career,” she tells.

The actor marked her Hindi film debut with Bhangra Paa Le (2020) (Photo: Instagram/rukshardhillon12)

Other films getting stalled also made her apprehensive. Talking about it, Dhillon elaborates, “There were some people established enough who knew that work will flow in even after the pandemic or had some work happening during the lockdown. But I was so worried thinking about all those shoots coming to a standstill, getting delayed and even shelved because it would affect my career too.”

But the pandemic also proved to be a cloud with a silver lining for Dhillon as it helped her experience an epiphany about the road ahead. She elaborates, “It also gave me the time to understand what I want to do as an actor. Thankfully, the roles that I received after that helped me grow so much and hone my craft. Last year, I was shot for two web series and a Telugu film, and I’m glad things panned out well.”

While the 28-year-old dreams of working with filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali someday, she also plans on collaborating with new directors: “They’re coming up with great concepts and realistic storylines that when you watch their films, you feel like you’re living a part of your life through them.”

Is there a bucket list of actors she would want to share screen space with? “I would love to work with Sunny Kaushal again, along with Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Priyanshu Painyuli. All of them are exploding with talent,” Dhillon ends.