Learning to say ‘no’

"You are as responsible for being typecast as the person who is typecasting you. You have to make choices that are different and learn to say no,” says Kirti Kulhari.

Kirti has made her mark with diverse roles in series such as "Four More Shots Please!", and "Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors" as well as films such as "The Girl on The Train" and "Uri: The Surgical Strike". She says no matter the platform, typecasting happens everywhere, but she has a strict policy of never picking up similar characters.

“I get something new every time. I have broken the mould of the whole typecasting thing," she says. "I will not even touch a script that has a character similar to what I have done before. For me, variety in my roles is very important.”

The industry is known to be unpredictable. "I won't say it doesn't bother me, that is the nature of our job, the uncertainty, and unpredictability. That stays at the back of your mind. There are times when you tend to give in to the fear of not having work in the future. But that is the wrong thing to do. We have all done it. You do make decisions on a certain project based on different things. But we all have to be careful not to choose something out of desperation or fear. It's not the easiest choice, but you need to learn to stay true to yourself,”

(IANS)