Mumbai: Triptii Dimri’s acting coach Saurabh Sachdeva recently opened up about criticism that the ‘Animal’ actress faced for her wrong choice of films.
After tasting success with Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’, Triptii featured in ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’, ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’ and ‘Bad Newz’ in 2024.
While ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ was a blockbuster, ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video’ and ‘Bad Newz’ did fairly well at the box office. However, the critics and audience felt these films didn’t match Triptii’s calibre.
Recently, Triptii returned with a bang through ‘Dhadak 2’, leaving critics and audience impressed with her acting prowess.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Triptii’s acting coach shared that while Triptii is a very talented actor, her choice of films after ‘Animal’ was wrong.
“I think with Triptii, her choices didn’t work well. But she is wonderful. She looks good on camera, works hard, is vulnerable and sensitive, and is nice to work with. There are no tantrums, from what I saw in the few films I have done with her. All that never changed with her. What happened was that her choices were not right. That is also something an actor needs to learn. You have to make those choices, the ones that are difficult to make,” Saurabh opined.
Saurabh, who has featured in big projects like ‘Sacred Games’, ‘Jaane Jaan’, and ‘Housefull’, added: “There is so much pressure on an actor. They have to make a name for themselves, have to look at money, and have to do better than the last one. Then there is PR and the manager, who all have their own advice.”
Saurabh, who has trained around 1,000 actors over the years, spoke about the joy he feels when his students do well.
“It’s much more powerful when a student gets to express themselves. All this began because I lacked the courage to express myself. I overcame that through theatre over the years, but even then, I kept wondering where my expression is here. So, now when I see my students doing that, it moves me. And they are not copying anyone, but finding their unique way of doing it. So many of them, like Raghav (Juyal) or Richa (Chadha) or Triptii (Dimri). These people all have different energies, and I feel very proud that they are doing well,” Saurabh expressed.
“I taught so many students. Not all of them are there; only some are. It was in their character to succeed. The stakes were so high for them that they had to succeed. I just helped them along the way,” he added.
“Ache ache players bhi zero par out hote hain (The best of players get out on zero), but you know that they will come back. A great actor like Irrfan Khan may also not always deliver the performance we expect of him. But there is a performer behind that. Sometimes, the choice of the subject is not right, sometimes films don’t work. What matters is that people recognise that the performer is good,” Saurabh remarked.
Saurabh also features in Triptii’s ‘Dhadak 2’, along with Siddhant Chaturvedi.