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Sonakshi Sinha: People have never questioned my abilities as an actor

Actor Sonakshi Sinha does not want to take on repetitive insignificant roles any more, and says she is equipped enough to headline films now.

Published on: Feb 18, 2022, 21:02:43 IST
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Actor Sonakshi Sinha likes how things have been in her career so far. But going forward, she’s like something to change — she does not want to settle for small parts.

Actor Sonakshi Sinha will be seen next in Double XL and Kakuda.
Actor Sonakshi Sinha will be seen next in Double XL and Kakuda.

“I don’t want to be repetitive or portray characters that are not strong enough,” says Sonakshi, adding that she’s not referring to the typical damsel in distress kind of roles.

She elaborates, “If I have to play that at some point, it’s my job to portray every character. Tomorrow if I get to play a serial killer, I won’t say that I can’t do it. As an actor, you have to play different roles. In terms of importance of roles, I would like to be at par with the actors I am working with.”

The 34-year-old, who will be seen in films such as Double XL and Kakuda, says she doesn’t find the ‘commercial heroine’ image a hindrance in being considered for more meaningful roles.

She feels that the way the audience accepted her in films such as Rowdy Rathore (2012) and Dabangg (2010), made her believe that she can headline films too.

“Because I did films like that, that’s why I got to do films like Double XL. I am totally grateful that I could make a debut with a film like Dabangg. I got power, strength and courage to go ahead and pick films which are headlined by me,” she concludes.

 
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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