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Sahher Bambba: After my debut film Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, people told me not to venture into web

Actor Sahher Bambba says she had to turn down offers because she would rather wait than do a wrong project.

Updated on: Mar 25, 2022, 00:37:15 IST
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Sahher Bambba’s debut film, Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019) couldn’t make much of a mark, and as a result of this, it took time for her to get a footing in the industry. But tables were turned with the web show The Empire that released in 2021. And though it fetched her acceptance, she is still treading cautiously, not bothering about being seen by the audience rapidly.

Actor Sahher Bambba was seen in the web show The Empire.
Actor Sahher Bambba was seen in the web show The Empire.

“My thought process is very different. It’s better to wait it out rather than being a part of the wrong project which you are not convinced or kicked about,” she says.

And that is why she hasn’t taken up many of the web offers which came her way. Bambba, who is waiting for her next’s official announcement to take place, reveals, “I was offered a variety, like thrillers, simple stories, and even on the film front, romantic comedies, really interesting stories, some about sports… I turned down things which I felt were not challenging enough. As an actor, I want to be emotionally satisfied. Doing something half heartedly just to be a part of the project doesn’t make sense at all.”

The actor says, “Right after Pal Pal… somebody told me ‘don’t venture into the web, you will get typecast’, but I feel literally, especially after Covid, life has gotten busier. I don’t see any difference between a film and a web project. I have a couple of things lined up in both mediums. For me, a project is a project, it has to be a good one. I will do both. The best has been to follow your gut instinct. The minute you try to think and take calculated risks, things don’t end up well.”

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Suri

Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.

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