Nushrratt Bharuccha On Being Lonely In Bollywood: 'Whom Do I Tell Yaar?'
Nushrratt Bharuccha, known for movies like Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, has now opened up about feeling lonely in the film industry. The actress has always been vocal about her opinion and often sheds light on the glamorised yet isolating world of showbiz. During a recent interview, Nushrratt claimed that people are now glamorising loneliness and there's always pressure to be brave. The Dream Girl actress admitted that she had no one to celebrate her achievement after winning an award.
In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Nushrratt was asked if people in the industry feel lonely. She replied, 'You know, you asked me this question at a very, very wrong time in my life. So it's not okay, and it's terribly lonely. Mere paas ek friend hai, Ishita Raj. Aur uske saath yeh bond banana, it took time. Yeh jo thick friendship wala scene hai, woh industry mein rarely hota hai, to be very honest. But hum dono hain."
She added, 'And pata hai, yeh recent months ki baat hai when I told her, 'Ishita, who do I have yaar? Where are the friends? Where's the support system? Where is that one person?' I remember I had picked up an award from town—kya film thi, mujhe yaad bhi nahi. See?"
Nushrratt further recalled, 'Main award leke gaadi mein bethi thi, and I was alone. I said to myself, 'Whom do I tell yaar? I've won an award. Kis ke saath celebrate karoon? Khushi kis ke saath baantoon?' It's time only."
The 39-year-old actress also questioned why people glamorise loneliness, saying, 'Loneliness ek prevalent functionality system ban gaya hai. Why are we glamorising it? I honestly don't understand that. I don't understand why it's so okay to say, 'Oh, it doesn't matter. It doesn't affect me."
On the work front, Nushrratt last appeared in her latest horror-thriller Chhori 2 alongside Soha Ali Khan. Directed by Vishal Furia, the film was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 11, and also stars Saurabh Goyal, Gashmeer Mahajani, Pallavi Ajay, Kuldeep Sareen, and Hardika Sharma in key roles.
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