Sanya
Malhotra
made
an
impressive
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Aamir
Khan-starrer
Dangal
in
2016.
Within
a
short
span
of
time,
the
actress
carved
a
niche
for
herself
by
taking
up
films
wherein
she
won
hearts
with
her
good
performances.
This
month,
Sanya
clocks
five
years
in
showbiz.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
Hindustan
Times,
the
actress
reflected
upon
her
film
industry.
Speaking
about
how
things
have
changed
for
her
in
the
last
five
years
since
she
debuted
with
Dangal,
Sanya
told
the
leading
daily,
"The
film
did
exceptionally
well.
It
paved
the
way
for
my
career.
I
had
a
sense
of
belonging
to
the
film
industry
right
since
the
beginning
but
there's
a
sense
of
comfort
now."
She
added,
"A
lot
has
happened
in
these
five
years.
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
some
great
directors
and
actors.
I
feel
extremely
grateful
and
quite
blessed."
In
2021,
Sanya
had
two
releases-
Pagglait
in
which
she
played
a
young
widow
whereas
Meenakshi
Sundareshwar
had
her
essaying
the
role
of
a
woman
in
a
long
distance
marriage.
The
actress
received
rave
reviews
for
her
performance
in
Pagglait.
When
asked
if
the
film's
success
put
faith
in
her
own
choices,
the
actress
said,
"I
never
lost
confidence
in
myself
and
I've
always
believed
that
I
was
going
the
right
way.
But
this
film
came
to
me
at
the
right
time.
I
was
given
a
lot
of
freedom
to
play
my
part.
I
learnt
a
lot
about
myself
throughout
the
process
of
filming."
On
the
other
hand,
her
second
film
Meenakshi
Sundareshwar
received
a
mixed
response
as
a
few
believed
that
it
featured
a
skewed
representation
of
Tamilians.
Reacting
to
it,
she
said,
"I
was
prepared
for
it.
I
think
people
began
judging
the
film
right
from
the
very
beginning
without
even
watching
it.
And
at
one
point,
I
had
to
convince
myself
that
the
reaction
I'm
going
to
get
isn't
in
my
control."
She
further
added,
"We
began
shooting
for
it
right
after
the
first
lockdown
when
I
was
dying
to
be
on
a
set.
I
loved
travelling
to
Karaikudi
(Tamil
Nadu)
to
shoot
the
film.
The
memories
are
still
vivid
in
my
mind.
I
choose
to
focus
on
the
love
we
got
after
the
first
song
was
released."
Speaking
about
Sanya's
upcoming
projects,
the
actress
will
next
be
seen
in
Rajkummar
Rao's
HIT:
The
First
Case
and
Vicky
Kaushal's
Sam
Bahadur.