Actors are now expected to be socially and morally responsible while choosing a character, but Sobhita Dhulipala believes as an artiste her job is to be authentic to the emotions and not “represent” the conflicts of current times .The 27-year-old actor says when playing a fictional character she is not bothered about the social implication of the story.“I don’t feel that as actors you are needed to represent, you reflect the conflicts of your time. And there is a difference. At the end of the day, I’m an actor playing a character. If it’s not a biopic where I need to be a particular way, my interests are vested in being authentic to the emotions the character is going through. “I don’t feel entirely accountable socially because I walk into the story fully convinced that it is fiction. But the emotions are real. I don’t bother with the social implication of the story when I already believe it is fiction,” Sobhita told PTI in an interview.The actor plays Indian intelligence officer Isha Khanna in the latest Netflix India Original Bard of Blood and through her character, the makers have highlighted the issue of gender disparity at the workplace.Sobhita says the emotional journey of her character makes it more relatable and not its on-field performance.“It seems very real to me that a girl tries or feels such a need to prove herself even before she actualises her potential. She already has ten people to prove. I see Isha as someone who is so stubborn about her potential and how badly she wants to make it and prove her worth.
