Triptii Dimri grabbed attention with her brief but impactful performance in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal. The 2023 release, starring Ranbir Kapoor, was a box office success but was met with polarising reviews, where many called it out for promoting toxic masculinity. In a new interview with Filmfare, Triptii shared why she took on the role and that she never saw the film as ‘anti-feminist’. (Also read: Triptii Dimri says she cried after receiving 'nasty comments' for Animal: 'Why was I getting so much negativity')
What Triptii said
During the interview, when Triptii was asked why she chose to do an ‘anti-feminist’ film right after Qala, she said: “I didn’t look at it as an anti-feminist film. I don’t give such tags to films. Even while doing Bulbbul and Qala, I never thought I was doing a feminist film. I connected with the characters, had faith in the directors and felt I should do it. Even when Animal was offered to me, I met Sandeep [Reddy Vanga] sir and he explained. He didn’t tell me much about the story, he explained my character. To me, what was exciting was that I have only done goody and nice person roles – who get sympathy at the end – till now, and I was like this was a nice space to be in where I do this character."
‘Everybody wants to do a big film’
She went on to add, “He said something very interesting. He wanted to see innocence and kindness in my eyes but inside I should have that mission in my heart, that I want to accomplish. Now how do you get there, that was my job. I found it to be challenging and interesting, that’s what made me say yes. Then of course, everybody wants to do a big film. Till that time, I was an actor who had done Bulbbul, Qala, and all the films that were being offered, were only those types of movies. I would have loved to do such films and I would love to continue doing those. However, at that time, getting a big film was a big deal for me. Maybe, I’ll get to learn something new and I’ll also get to see how big films are made.”
{{/usCountry}}She went on to add, “He said something very interesting. He wanted to see innocence and kindness in my eyes but inside I should have that mission in my heart, that I want to accomplish. Now how do you get there, that was my job. I found it to be challenging and interesting, that’s what made me say yes. Then of course, everybody wants to do a big film. Till that time, I was an actor who had done Bulbbul, Qala, and all the films that were being offered, were only those types of movies. I would have loved to do such films and I would love to continue doing those. However, at that time, getting a big film was a big deal for me. Maybe, I’ll get to learn something new and I’ll also get to see how big films are made.”
{{/usCountry}}Triptii went on to star in multiple films in 2024. She had Bad Newz with Vicky Kaushal, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video with Rajkummar Rao and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 with Kartik Aaryan. She will be seen next in Dhadak 2 opposite Siddhanth Chaturvedi.
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