Vartika Tiwari: A farmer’s proud daughter and best actor

A proud daughter of a farmer, actor Vartika Tiwari believes that one should never shy from his or her roots.

A proud daughter of a farmer, actor Vartika Tiwari believes that one should never shy from his or her roots. “The sense of belonging to a small village is surreal. I’m proud of my ancestry and glad that my parents, who are still into farming, understand my career as an actor. Today, nobody asks them ‘shaadi kab ho rahi bitiya ki...’

Vartika Tiwari (Sourced photo)

“It’s a very small village which is still struggling to find its place on the country’s map, so for them it’s a big thing if from among them someone reaches Mumbai,” said the ‘Raazi’ actor.

Currently, Tiwari is basking in the success of her latest short film that won her the Best Actor’s award, “When we were in lockdown and I was all alone, locked with an aloe vera plant, Rajesh (Tailang) sir saw my social media post. He suggested shooting a short film with the plant, with me as the subject of the story. So, that’s how ‘Trivediji’ happened, where Sir directed me online and I shot all on my phone. It won two awards at Yellowstone International Film Festival one for screenplay and another for the Best Actor in short film category.”

“After my course from NSD, I did a few short films like ‘Delhi,’ ‘Mamatva’ over the course of two years after I started my career. And then I got an opportunity to work with Meghana Gulzar’s ‘Raazi,’ followed by two independent feature films named ‘Half Songs’ and ‘Teen Muhurat. I want more work to come my way while I wait for the release of my new films,’ said Vartika who was lately seen in the web series ‘The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family.’