Imtiaz Ali dropped Diana Penty from Ranbir Kapoor’s Rockstar after 3 weeks of workshop; actor says ‘he felt I wasn’t…’ | Bollywood
Bollywood actor Diana Penty started her profession as a mannequin earlier than making her Bollywood debut alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in Cocktail. In a latest interview with Hauterrfly, Diana recalled how filmmaker Imtiaz Ali had initially approached her for Rockstar reverse Ranbir Kapoor, however finally dropped her after 2–3 weeks of workshops. (Additionally Learn: Diana Penty opens up about 12-year live-in relationship with boyfriend Harsh Sagar: ‘In my head I am married’)
Diana Penty reveals Imtiaz Ali approached her for Rockstar
Recalling how she landed her first movie, Cocktail, Diana reminisced about being approached for the lead function in Rockstar whereas she was nonetheless working as a mannequin. She stated, “I used to be in New York, modelling, and I received a name from my company. They instructed me Imtiaz Ali was searching for a brand new lady for his movie Rockstar and that I have to meet him. Movies had been by no means on my radar, and I had by no means taken formal coaching in performing. I by no means had the arrogance that I might be an actor sooner or later. I by no means believed that I might ever have the ability to pull it off. So I flew again for the assembly. On the first assembly, I used to be like, ‘Wow, he’s such a pleasant particular person.’”
Diana recalled that when she met Imtiaz, he was very sort and made her really feel snug sufficient to talk her coronary heart out. When Imtiaz requested for look checks and defined the character to her, Diana instructed him that she didn’t have any performing background and wasn’t positive if she’d have the ability to do justice to the function. Nonetheless, Imtiaz inspired her to attend workshops, saying he’d take a call after 2–3 weeks.
Diana Penty reveals why Imtiaz Ali rejected her
She added, “After 2–3 weeks he stated, ‘Look, I can see you have got come a great distance and I’ve seen lots of enchancment, however I nonetheless don’t really feel you might be able to play the character in Rockstar. Perhaps it’s too quickly for you.’ He was additionally going to shoot it in a month or so, and felt that I wasn’t prepared on the time. I used to be sort of relieved as a result of I didn’t really feel assured. So I went again to New York and continued with my modelling.”
Diana revealed that only a 12 months later, she acquired a name saying Dinesh Vijan was searching for a brand new face. She later found that the script for Cocktail had been written by Imtiaz Ali, who remembered her and advised she could be an ideal match for the character of Meera. She recalled receiving a affirmation name inside 24 hours of her audition—and that’s how she landed her debut function in Cocktail.
The lead function in Rockstar finally went to Nargis Fakhri. Cocktail, a romantic comedy directed by Homi Adajania, stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles, together with Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, and Randeep Hooda in key components. The movie was an enormous field workplace success, incomes ₹121.78 crore worldwide.
In the meantime, Diana is at the moment seen within the movie Detective Sherdil. Directed by Ravi Chhabriya in his directorial debut, the film additionally stars Diljit Dosanjh, Boman Irani, Chunky Panday, and Banita Sandhu in lead roles. It’s at the moment streaming on ZEE5.
