Her film career began with a string of multi-starrers before she found her foothold in stronger roles and calling her journey "unconventional", Divya Dutta says, unlike the norm of film industry, she has only improved with time.
Divya, who recently received a National Award in the best supporting actress category for "Irada", said right from the start of her career, she followed three Ps formula - passion, perseverance and patience.
In an interview with PTI, the actor said, "You do need to be passionate about what you are doing, persevere all the time and have the patience that its probably not going to happen tomorrow. It might take a few years because it is an unpredictable industry."
"You have to keep doing different roles, keep finding yourself. You can't sit on your laurels because then people keep giving you similar kinds of roles. It is a journey to say lots of 'no' before you get the 'yes' you want."
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