MUMBAI: Sanya Malhotra auditioned for Dance India Dance before she became an actress. She talked about being ‘rejected’ on Dance India Dance because she did not have a tragic backstory. During a chat show, she recalled that she sat with her parents to try and come up with a tragic past but it ‘didn’t work out’.

The actress said, “You know what, in fact, I have sat with my parents because I saw a lot of my friends who were also a part of the reality show, they were auditioning with me. Aisa kuch ho nahi raha tha unki life mein (There was actually nothing like that going on in their lives) but they were really good at making up stories. So I remember, one day I sat with my parents and I was like, ‘Kya ho sakta hai (What can my backstory be)?’”

“Papa kehte hai, ‘Bol do tumhe hum bohot maarte hai, dance karne nahi dete, tum sadak pe jaa ke karti ho practice’ (My father suggested that I say that my parents were unsupportive of my dance, would beat me up and I had to go to the streets to practice). But obviously, it didn’t work out. Aisa lag nahi raha tha ki jaa ke bolungi toh main khud ko bhi convince kar paungi. Toh baaki logon ko kaise karungi ki (It sounded so unconvincing to me so how could I convince others) that actually happened,” she added.

She then told her family that she wanted to be an actor instead of a dancer and began auditioning in Mumbai. She landed several advertisements and made her debut with Dangal.

Credits: Hindustan Times