Actor Sobhita Dhulipala says she always had a deep respect for performing arts, which is why she wants to debunk the notion in the film industry that actors with modelling backgrounds are just “glam dolls”. The actor, who has featured in varied projects such as Made in Heaven series and Mani Ratnam’s two-part magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, said her aim has always been to look for complex parts.
“When I started out.. I was aware that people know that I come from a modelling background, I was a Miss India. And there is a prejudice against them, that they are glam dolls and they can’t perform.
So, I was mindful that I should pick parts that allowed me scope for performance. A lot of my initial decisions were driven by that. I have a deep respect for performing arts and I want to do a good job, and be better every day,” the 31-year-old actor told PTI in an interview.
Born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, Dhulipala was the first runners-up at the Femina Miss India 2013 beauty pageant. She later represented India at Miss Earth 2013 in the Philippines.
