Ive felt that being called niche is a compliment, actually,Monkey ManstarSobhita Dhulipalatells Deadline.
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Dhulipalas choice of roles has reflected this mentality.
Sobhita Dhulipala
Co-produced by Jordan Peele, the film took another four years to release worldwide.
Inspired by tales of Hindu monkey god Hanuman, he sets out to protect the disadvantaged and exact revenge.
Dhulipala plays a relatively small but crucial role as a prostitute exploited in the brothel where Kid eventually works.
Sobhita Dhulipala in ‘Monkey Man’.
Dhulipala waxes lyrical when asked whetherMonkey Manchanged her life.
Would it release at all?
Who would release it?
I had no idea it would someday be birthed in such a beautiful way, she says.
Life is what happens to you while youre busy making other plans.
Do I have anything special to add?
For one, she has worked across multiple Indian film industries, not just Bollywood.
She recalls a panel discussion with her co-stars from the Hindi adaptations ofThe Night Manager.
When Im in India, Im South Indian.
Within South India I dont speak Malayalam or Tamil, I speak Telugu.
Where do I get to be human?
Maybe in a lab, she adds.
How specific are we going to get with this?
What does it mean to be an actor to just be yourself?
Am I only allowed to play a guy whos 31 years old?
Are you going to check my blood punch in?
Dhulipala also rails against stereotypes.
Cause yeah, its a lot, heres the full Chat GPT-style lowdown.
This proved useful on the set ofMonkey Man, which saw more than its fair share of chaos.
I think they were accomplishing five days of work on one day, every day, recalls Dhulipala.
And we were eating the same food for months on end.
Its very perspective driven, right?
Its on them, Im just small fry.
This sentiment, summarized so neatly by Dhulipala, feels part and parcel of being a niche actor.
