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Deepshikha Nagpal, known for films like Koyla and Baadshah, moved to TV after poor film choices hurt her career.
Deepshikha Nagpal regrets doing B-Grade films.
Deepshikha Nagpal, who has starred in popular Bollywood movies like Koyla, Baadshah, Dillagi and Partner, recently talked about her move from films to TV. In a new interview, she said that some wrong choices in films made people in the industry judge her and put her in a certain category. This made her decide to try her luck on television instead.
Deepshikha also shared that she loves all the roles she has played and is very passionate about acting. She said acting wasn’t her first plan, but once she started, she worked hard. Looking back, she admitted she made some mistakes in choosing films but never disliked any of her roles.
The actress told Instant Bollywood, “During that time, it used to be like if it’s a new production, then it’s a B-grade film, like Yash Raj and Subhash Ghai films were like A-list films. So it was difficult to understand how to choose. There was no godfather, and now I feel a godfather is very important to guide you. I made a lot of wrong film choices at that time. My grandfather used to say that no work is small or big, work is work. I think I took that too seriously, and I kept doing whatever work came my way. I did a lot of stupid films which never released.”
Talking about her transition to television, she said, “Some of the releases had a very bad impact on my career. I had signed a lot of big films, but after my poster in the Trade Guide, people used to judge that it’s a B-grade movie she is doing, and they didn’t cast me. Then I got to know that the damage is done. I said, ‘Can we just forget about it?’ They said, ‘No, it will impact our film. ’ Then I started doing television shows. I was doing wrong films, people were not trusting me and categorising me that I cannot be an A-lister. So then I got frustrated. It was new then—Doordarshan, Zee TV—and roles were coming to me easily. Even after doing films, I was one of the few who took TV, and it helped me establish myself again.”
Deepshikha became well-known on TV for playing negative roles in shows like Son Pari, Ramayan, Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny, Baalveer, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Santoshi Maa, and more. She also joined reality shows like Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye.
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