Dance India Dance Rejected Sanya Malhotra because her Backstory Wasn't Strong Enough

Bollywood actress Sanya Malhotra won the hearts of the audience with her performances in Dangal and Badhaai Ho. Now, the actress made a shocking revelation. She shared a post in which she that she was "rejected" by Dance India Danceshowrunners because "backstory wasn't strong enough."

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In the post, Sanya said that she was always passionate about dance. She said, "I was so passionate about it (dance) - but my real dream was to be an actor. I never revealed this to anyone back home in Delhi. I thought I would be laughed at or ridiculed. After all, it's a big dream. But I thought maybe, just maybe I could get to acting through dancing. So, I applied for the Dance India Dance reality show and got to the top 100. But before I could move beyond that stage, I got rejected because my backstory wasn't strong enough.”

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She further added, "That's when I started doubting myself - I thought maybe I wasn't meant to perform at all. She said that she decided to stay in Mumbai and try her luck in films. "I started looking for auditions. But it was hard... It was demotivating and I often felt like packing up and leaving... Slowly, I learnt the ropes of the business, got in touch with casting directors and acted in advertisements... I kept going, and ended up doing almost 10 ads in a year.

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On the workfront, Sanya Malhotra is awaiting the release of Photograph on March 15. In the RiteshBatra-directed film, Sanya co-stars with Nawazuddin Siddiqui.  

 

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