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Published 15:26 IST, October 31st 2019

Sanya Malhotra reveals that she did not like her work in Dangal

Sanya Malhotra has garnered fame and critical success with her performance in Hindi films so far. Read on to know why she did not like her work in Dangal

Reported by: Amir Khollam
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Sanya Malhotra made her entry in the Hindi film industry with Dangal back in 2016. The actor essayed the role of Babita Kumari and garnered a lot of praise for her performance. Sanya then went on to work in indie films like Pataakha and Photograph. Her one commercial success after her first film was Badhaai Ho which released back in 2018. Sanya reportedly considers herself to be her own biggest critic. She has often been open about how she does not like much of her work and is very critical of her performance, regardless of audience and critics reception. 

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Sanya speaks about her self-critical nature

While speaking to a news daily, Sanya revealed about her self-critical nature. Sanya stated that she points out each and every flaw in her performance, and she does not take anybody's opinion on her work even if it is positive. She revealed that she didn't like her performance in her first film. Contradictory to her statement, critics and audiences reportedly enjoyed her portrayal of a wrestler. 

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She added that she did not enjoy her performance in the film Photograph either. It was only with her film Pataakha where she considered her performance to be just okay. She revealed that she straight up did not like her work at all in the film Badhaai Ho where she was cast alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. Sanya feels that by being so critical about her work. she readies herself for any harsh judgements and comments about her performance. She stated that she understands that this self-critical nature needs to be toned down as she can be very harsh on herself at times. 

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At work front

Sanya Malhotra will be sharing the screen with Vidya Balan in Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer. The actor has already wrapped her schedule for the film in London. As per reports, Sanya Malhotra will also feature in a film directed by Anurag Basu. Details of this film have been kept under the wraps. 

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Updated 02:11 IST, November 1st 2019

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