Actress Nimrat Kaur, recently seen in the Jio Hotstar series Kull, made an appearance on SCREEN’s Dear Me Season 2. In the candid conversation, she reflected on her journey and shared insights into her challenging early years. Nimrat spoke about grappling with uncertainty and the stress of not knowing when her next pay check would arrive. She also acknowledged that she isn’t a thick-skinned actor, admitting that she’s often impacted by the judgments and criticisms she receives.
Nimrat Kaur opens up about lifelong struggles and financial worries before Lunchbox; says, “There was a time when my bank balance had fallen very low”
Reflecting on her challenges, Nimrat shared, “Struggles are unending, and they will exist lifelong. Back when I started, the struggle was different. There was no surety that the reason for which I came to Mumbai would fructify. Will I be able to earn some money through acting? These were the initial questions. After I came here, I got some music videos in 2-3 months. I did a lot of ad films, and then Lunchbox came my way. I also did theatre for 4-5 years. At different points in life, I had to struggle with different things.”
Nimrat Kaur also opened up about a period when she was struggling financially. She said, “Sometimes I would get worried where my next pay cheque would come from? Am I good enough? Should I go back? Do people like seeing me in what I do? Before Lunchbox, there was a point where I didn’t know what I would do ahead. While doing theatre, there was a time when my bank balance had fallen very low. It was very difficult to understand where money would come from. There was a lot of fear, and returning home in a situation like that is a different kind of humiliation.”
She added, “There were days when I was very sad, low, things were very difficult, challenging. I would cry, feel lonely, but there was a voice inside me that said, ‘Don’t give up.”
When asked if she had always been strong-willed or just appeared so, Nimrat replied, “I don’t do it publicly, but that doesn’t mean I don’t go through a hard time. To be in on somebody’s vulnerability is a privilege; it’s not something anyone can and should have access to.”
During the interview at Angry Sardar Restaurant in Andheri, Mumbai, Nimrat added, “Anyway, the profession I am in puts me out in ways that sometimes I don’t even want to. It’s not something I wish for. It is a self-defence mechanism. I choose not to react, flare up, or express myself in an unwanted way. Some things remain forever, and thanks to the internet, it’s like a landmine you are walking on. Anything you say can be blasted at any time. It can be made to look a certain way, and whatnot. As the audience, everybody is entitled to an opinion on my work, but everything else. It’s not like I am completely immune to it or strong about it, or thick-skinned; in fact, I am the opposite. The complications of a childhood has made me a certain way. I choose my battles now. I don’t want to take on issues that I have nothing to do with or that I can have no control over.”
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