Actress Esha Gupta, who comes from a non-film background, says an outsider in the industry needs to have more patience than talent.
Asked why she is not doing more movies, Gupta said: “I think it’s a simple reason. I tried to get some good films, but I was not getting good roles. When you are not from this industry, you need to have patience more than talent or anything. It takes time.
“I got many films which had huge money, but those were the kind of films which I would never wanted to do.
“I have also seen days where the [house] rent was Rs20,000 (Dh1,099) and I was like where will I get the money from. If you are paying Rs20,000 rent, you should earn at least Rs50,000 in a month. I have seen those days as well,” she added.
Gupta will next be seen in upcoming film Rustom. She says she was not skeptical about playing a negative role. “I remember Priyanka Chopra won an award for Aitraaz and everyone remembers that till now. Aishwarya [Aishwarya Rai Bachchan] did Khakee and it was also appreciated.
“It’s always good to have something for which people will remember you.”
Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, Rustom features Akshay Kumar and Ileana D’Cruz in key roles.
