Mrunal Thakur Says There Have Been Many Rejections But She Didn't Lose Films To Star Kids
Many actors in the Hindi film industry have opened up about nepotism, however, Mrunal Thakur, an outsider for the film industry, says she never felt out of place
Many
actors
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
have
opened
up
about
nepotism
and
the
biases
they
have
faced
after
debuting
as
an
actor.
However,
Mrunal
Thakur,
an
outsider
for
the
film
industry,
says
she
never
felt
out
of
place
and
is
thankful
to
her
mentors
for
their
guidance.
Talking
to
Hindustan
Times,
the
Love
Sonia
actress
said,
"I
never
felt
like
an
outsider."
Mrunal
said
Ekta
Kapoor
guided
her
as
a
mentor
with
her
TV
debut
and
then
filmmaker
Karan
Johar
showed
her
how
everything
works
in
films.
"As
an
actor,
I
only
did
what
was
offered
to
me
and
gave
my
hundred
percent.
But
of
course,
things
are
difficult
here
or
else
it
would
have
been
everybody's
cup
of
tea,"
she
adds.
While
Thakur
said
that
she
is
grateful,
she
also
admitted
not
all
of
them
have
been
encouraging.
She
added,
"There
are
those
who
motivated
me,
few
have
discouraged
me,
few
have
broken
me
to
the
extent
that
I
couldn't
even
see
myself
in
the
mirror.
But
today
the
only
thing
I
tell
myself
is
that
I'm
living
this
journey
because
I
want
to
and
not
because
people
want
me
to
do
something."
Mrunal
On
Her
Experience
In
Film
Industry
Mrunal
revealed
her
experience
in
the
film
industry
was
affected
because
of
her
acting
debut
as
a
TV
actor.
She
added
that
there
have
been
many
rejections
but
"I
never
faced
nepotism.
Everyone
should
relax
and
stop
blaming
the
star
kids
for
everything.
Many
don't
know
how
much
hard
work
they
also
put
in.
I've
seen
Ananya
work
really
hard
for
Student
of
The
Year
2
and
even
Janhvi
for
Dhadak.
I
know
the
stories.
It's
not
easy
to
lose
your
mum
and
shoot
and
give
such
a
big
hit,"
she
says.
Mrunal
Says
She
Wants
To
Focus
On
The
Positive
Mrunal
also
revealed
that
she
wants
to
focus
on
the
positive.
"My
work
should
contribute
to
the
Indian
cinema.
I
always
wanted
to
do
films
but
it
took
me
eight
years
for
my
debut.
So
I'm
anyway
late
and
just
want
to
go
on
working
than
thinking
about
anything
else.
I
want
to
be
known
as
a
versatile
actor
and
continue
to
push
all
the
boundaries."
Mrunal
Was
Last
Seen
In
Karan
Johar's
Segment
In
Ghost
Stories
Mrunal
was
last
seen
in
films
like
Love
Sonia,
Batla
House,
Super
30 and
Ghost
Stories.
She
has
several
films
in
her
kitty
including
Shahid
Kapoor's
Jersey,
Irrfan
Khan's
Toofan
and
Aankh
Micholi
alongside
Abhimanyu
Dassani.