New Delhi: Actor Radhika Apte says she does not want to get stuck in something convenient or be satisfied, and she is not chasing fame.
"I'm not here for fame. I do like the perks sometimes, but I don't take success and failure seriously," Radhika told IANS.
"Because these are temporary and all very relative. You can't take either seriously, but you can't just ignore them. They are very important aspects in your journey -- you need appreciation, you need to pat your back many a time, you have to love the appreciation as well and you have to also learn from your failure and not get dejected. So, (I have) a balanced approach," she added.
Radhika entered the industry with a small role in the 2005 release Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!, and went on to do films like Shor In The City, Kabali, Phobia, Badlapur and the short film Ahalya.
The actor is credited for breaking the stereotypical image of the Bollywood heroine with her roles in Phobia, Badlapur, Manjhi: The Mountain Man, Lust Stories, Sacred Games, Pad Man and Ghoul.
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After spending so many years in the industry, the actor feels she has evolved.
"I think you evolve (constantly). With so much work, you learn things, you sharpen your skills and you learn what not to do. So, it is a constant process. It doesn't mean you don't make mistakes but you make new ones. What I would like to do is just challenge my work constantly, not get satisfied and stuck in something convenient," she said.
Radhika was recently seen in the Netflix film Raat Akeli Hai. It is the story of a murder in an affluent family in a small town that sends a tough yet narrow-minded police officer on a twisted investigation, as he navigates into the dark past and toxic patriarchy of the family.
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Talking about her role in the film, Radhika had earlier said peeling the layers of her character in Raat Akeli Hai was an inspiring challenge.
"The crime thriller explores the lives of various family members while the murder of its patriarch is being investigated. I play the character of Radha, the new bride of the deceased, who is stubborn, feisty, arrogant and yet mysterious," Radhika said, adding: "She alternates between suspicion and being vulnerable. To peel the layers of her character has been an inspiring challenge for me."
The film marks casting director Honey Trehaan's directorial debut, and also features Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Aditya Srivastava, Shweta Tripathi, Ila Arun, Khalid Tyabji, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia.
With inputs from IANS
