Actress Deepshikha Nagpal recently opened up about the highs and lows of her acting career. The actress has been facing a great deal of negative comments and typecasting for consistently playing negative roles in films like ‘Koyla’ and ‘Baadshah’ with Shah Rukh Khan. She recently addressed the psychological toll of being typecast in such roles.Deepshikha Nagpal about playing negative roles in movieIn an interview with The Indian Express, Deepshikha spoke about how playing antagonistic characters led to judgement in real life. She was offered only negative roles after Baadshah with SRK, but she did not want to continue doing them due to the harsh judgement from people.“Back then, negative roles weren’t respected. ‘Yeh toh side actress hai, bure kaam karti hai’ (She’s a side actress, does bad things). You don’t want to hear that when you’re living in this society,” she shared.She also faced the same typecasting issue on television. Even characters with positive intentions were unfairly labelled.
Deepshikha Nagpal on facing brutal judgements from public and relativesDeepshikha revealed that the deeper pain came from within her own family. After losing her parents, the guiding lights of her life, she had to endure scrutiny from relatives over the kind of roles she chose.“During the lockdown, I reflected on my career—I had done such big films, but when I came home from shoots, no one appreciated my work. Instead, I was told, ‘What have you done? Tumne toh kapde utaare iss film mein… Tum toh aise ho, tumhare bacche tumko respect nahi karenge.’ I felt ashamed,” she added.Deepshikha Nagpal’s daughter broke Koyla movie CDsThe actress also shared the heartbreaking detail that her daughter once broke CDs of Koyla. “It affected me psychologically. I felt like a failure—as an actor, in my marriage, everywhere. I was broken inside. I eventually learned that there’s no market for your sorrow, so I never carried that baggage to work. Acting became my escape. It helped me heal,” Deepshikha admitted.She shared that her conservative upbringing and societal scrutiny deeply affected her self-image. Raised under strict rules, she described herself as a “typical good girl” who had no boyfriends. However, public perception often left her feeling anxious and judged.
