During an exclusive interview with Filmfare, Ridhi Dogra opened up about The Sabarmati Report, Jawan and more.
The resilient Ridhi Dogra was recently seen in The Sabarmati Report. She opened up to Filmfare about her experiences navigating the character, who was seemingly an antagonist. Ridhi also talked about her character in Jawan, the constantly changing landscape of films and her take on Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. Having worked in the entertainment sector for more than 20 years, she has moved from television to OTT platforms and now to movies with ease, meeting each obstacle head-on with poise and resolve. She talks about her current work, the craft of portraying complex characters, and her undying love of movies. Excerpts.
Congratulations on completing two decades as an actor.
I genuinely feel I’m only getting started. I am an accidental actor. I didn’t plan things then, I don’t plan things now. For me, it has always been like I’m starting all over again. I was doing television and then for the next six years, I was doing OTT. And now suddenly, I’m doing films. The first risk I had taken was to leave my job to pursue acting. We all like to have pushing jobs where we get a salary at the end of the month. We know we’ll take these two or three vacations a year. I left that and became an actor. I left the cocoon of television because it’s like you’re on a salary. I left that and got into OTT. It’s not like I’m comfortable now. But I’m really grateful that I’ve been around for so long.
How did The Sabarmati Report come to you?
Amol (Mohan), the producer, approached me. I was very skeptical. I had, sort of, said no. But he insisted that I meet the director once. We met up and that’s how it happened. I had a little idea about the film being made. I just hoped they didn’t come to me with a twist. Sometimes you don’t know which way things will go and you don’t know how it will be perceived. However, I had assurance once I spoke to the director, the team and the writer. Every time I had a question, I was given an answer. So that made me feel confident.
What kind of research did you do before playing your character?
My character is based in a particular time and she is a journalist, so it was important for me to have some understanding of the time. I sat with the writing team to help humanise a character in a scene. Apart from understanding what the story was and how the script rolled, it was also important to build the character.
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