Shreya Dhanwanthary On Actors Getting Typecast

After the third season of The Family Man showed Dhanwanthary as a hard-hitting intelligence officer in a spy thriller, in The Great Shamsuddin Family, Iram is an impulsive, chaotic individual whose personal crisis drives the film’s plot over a single day. The 37-year-old plays the younger sister of the main character, Bani Ahmed (portrayed by Kritika Kamra).

Talking about her role in Anusha Rizvi’s directorial, Dhanwanthary shared, “So far, I’ve only done heavy-handed, serious roles, and it’s a privilege to be slotted in that category. But I want to show people that there are other things we can do, because as actors, we tend to get typecast.”

The new film produced by Star Studio18 also stars Sheeba Chaddha, Farida Jalal, Purab Kohli and Juhi Babbar, among others.

What Irks Shreya Dhanwanthary Besides Typecasting?

In the same conversation, Dhanwanthary, who made her debut with the Telugu film Josh in 2009, discussed what matters most when being cast in a project. Despite being in the industry for quite some time, the actress has spent only six years in Hindi cinema. Highlighting the industry’s obsession with social media numbers, she mentioned, “I have a healthy relationship with social media. This race [of wanting more followers] is never-ending because if you chase numbers, you’ll never be satisfied.”

She added, “Having said that, I realise the reality of people getting cast based on their social media numbers, which is foolish. It reflects the larger deterioration of art in our society. You are making choices based on something that’s ephemeral. It’s problematic.”

Shreya Dhanwanthary On The Fear Of Failure

This is not the first time the actress has opened up about her career choices and the impact they have on her mental health. While speaking on the podcast Take A Pause With Varun Duggirala, she said, “I’m actually really scared that I will fail very spectacularly. That I’d be this one person who did a couple of good movies, a couple of good shows, and just vanished, and just didn’t amount to anything.”

Later, when the interview went viral, Taapsee Pannu, Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, and several other celebrities expressed their support for the actress.

On the work front, Dhanwanthary was part of several projects, including Chup: Revenge of the Artist, Adbhut, Ladies Room, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, Guns and Gulaabs, and many others.

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