Divya
Dutta
made
her
debut
in
Hindi
cinema
with
Ishq
Mein
Jeena
Ishq
Mein
Marna
in
1994.
After
a
string
of
supporting
roles,
the
actress
received
widespread
critical
acclaim
for
her
role
in
Shah
Rukh
Khan-Preity
Zinta's
cross-border
romance
Veer-Zaara.
Divya
even
earned
best
supporting
actress
nominations
at
several
award
ceremonies
for
her
portrayal
of
Shabbo,
Zaara's
friend.
But,
you
folks
would
be
surprised
to
know
that
Divya
was
apprehensive
about
taking
up
this
role.
It
was
Aditya
Chopra
who
managed
to
convince
her
and
the
rest
is
history.
The
Badlapur
actress
made
this
revelation
in
her
latest
interview
with
ETimes.
On
being
asked
if
she
considers
Veer-Zaara
as
a
turning
point
in
her
career,
Divya
said,
"Yes,
it
happened
with
Veer-Zaara.
I
remember
being
extremely
apprehensive
about
appearing
in
the
friend
zone
in
a
Yash
Chopra
film.
I
wanted
to
be
in
those
chiffon
saris
dancing
to
beautiful
songs,
but
Adi
(Aditya
Chopra)
said
that
when
you
look
back,
you'll
be
happy
that
you
did
Veer-Zaara.
I
trusted
his
conviction.
When
I
got
out
of
the
film's
premiere,
I
was
mobbed.
So,
in
an
unconventional
way,
I
was
actually
re-launched
by
Yash
Chopra."
Divya
went
on
to
talk
about
how
the
fear
of
getting
typecast
started
hounding
her
as
I
was
inundated
with
similar
offers,
that
of
a
vivacious
Punjabi
woman.
"After
sitting
at
home
for
a
year,
I
got
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra's
Delhi-6
(2009),
in
which
I
played
Jalebi,
a
non-Punjaban.
I
realised
that
there
are
two
kinds
of
directors
-
one
who
sets
examples
by
having
a
different
vision
and
the
other
who
follows
them.
So,
I
chose
to
work
with
directors
who
could
visualise
me
differently.
I
love
it
when
directors
say,
'Tu
hi
karegi!'
Their
faith
excites
me
like
a
child
and
pushes
me
to
do
much
more."
Divya
Dutta
will
next
be
seen
playing
one
of
the
antagonists
in
Kangana
Ranaut's
upcoming
spy
thriller
Dhaakad,
which
is
slated
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
May
20.