September 20, 2024

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Divyanka Tripathi remembers when she selected ‘dignity’ over a TV present

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Image Source : INSTAGRAM/DIVYANKA TRIPATHI Divyanka Tripathi 
Telly star Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya says years in the past, she stop a TV present to keep away from a traumatic expertise. Today, Divyanka is a star within the tv house because of her work in fiction in addition to actuality reveals similar to “Banoo Main Teri Dulhann”, “Ye Hai Mohabbatein”, “Nach Baliye” and “The Voice”. But there was a time when she was desperately in search of work, and despite the fact that she obtained a chance she did not take it up.
Commenting on harassment at work, Divyanka informed IANS: “Many men think it is a man’s world, but it is not. Women are ruling in all the ways possible. They are at par with men. But some men feel they can get a free pass. They think they can tease someone or pass lewd remarks and get away with it. It used to happen, it also happens now. It’s just that I always knew where to set a boundary. Since the time I started working, I knew what I didn’t want.”
“I knew that I wanted to do good work, but not at the cost of my dignity. In fact, I left a show. I won’t name the person, producer or the channel. I had signed a show, and the maker made a pass at me. He was very indecent. I left the show because of that. I knew that it would be a traumatic experience for me because any daily soap continues for a certain number of months or years, and I couldn’t see myself in that kind of a situation,” she shared.
Even although she did not have every other work provide at the moment and was “desperately” in search of work, she refused to proceed engaged on that present.

“I was not so desperate to still continue, so I left the show. Saying no at the right time is extremely important. You deserve respect. Your position doesn’t matter. If you’ll respect yourself then others will respect you,” stated Divyanka, who made her performing debut within the 2006 present “Viraasat” with a small function.
“This happened a year or two before I got ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’. At that time I was in need of work. I bagged the show, but I backed off. I was told by the makers and channel that I’ll have to do the show, but I told them that I have enough proof on my phone so, don’t push me. I was allowed to walk away. The channel didn’t go against me after this incident, after seeing the stupid conversation. They didn’t say anything because they knew I was right. One should never shy away from taking a stand,” she added.
After her debut, she performed the lead function in “Banoo Main Teri Dulhann”, which ran from 2006 to 2009. Later, she appeared as a visitor or contestant in a number of reveals, together with “Comedy Circus”.
Then, Divyanka took up the lead function of Dr. Ishita Bhalla within the long-running present “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, which aired from 2013 to 2019. She additionally starred within the 2019 net present “Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala”. She lately hosted a particular collection, “Crime Patrol Satark: Women Against Crime”.
In the yr forward, she seems to be ahead to a lot of work. “I want to do different kinds of roles. Doing ‘Crime Patrol’, for instance, was so refreshing. I always wanted to spread awareness about women and give a message to the entire society, not just women. I would like to do films and web series, too,” stated Divyanka.