EXCLUSIVE: Nikita Dutta ADMITS To ‘Half-Heartedly’ Shooting For Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh After Giving 100% To Akshay Kumar’s Gold; Says, “I Realized, You Don’t Know What Works”

​Nikita Dutta is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films and television. She began her career as a finalist in the Femina Miss India 2012 pageant and made her acting debut with the film Lekar Hum Deewana Di” in 2014. She gained recognition on television with shows like Dream Girl and Ek Duje Ke Vaaste). Transitioning to films, she appeared in Gold and Kabir Singh. Her recent projects include The Big Bull, Dybbuk, and the web series Khakee: The Bihar Chapter. In 2024, she made her Marathi film debut with Gharat Ganpati. In an exclusive chat, Nikita talks about shooting for Gold and Kabir Singh at the same time.

Nikita Dutta On Shooting For Gold And Kabir Singh At The Same Time

In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Bubble, Nikita Dutta shares an anecdote about shooting for Kabir Singh half-heartedly after shooting Gold. She says, “You know, it’s actually so funny, I had Gold and Kabir Singh at the same time. While I was shooting for Gold, they put me through a lot of prep, dialect lessons and everything and I thought is my entry into getting more films and this is what going to work for me. And I did Kabir Singh so half-heartedly, with zero preparation. I would just show up on set and like whatever has happened it did.”

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He added,“Then the fate of both the films have been different. I remember when things worked out after Kabir Singh release, I kept sitting and thinking that people kept coming and telling me about my performance. And I was like maine kuch nahi kiya ismein. Maine effort wahaan dala tha, yahaan maine kuch nahi kiya hai. That’s when I realized, you really don’t know what works. There’s absolutely no formula to this.”

About Her Films

Gold marked Nikita Dutta’s Bollywood breakthrough, where she played a pivotal role opposite Akshay Kumar in a sports drama based on India’s first Olympic gold medal win as a free nation. The same year, she also appeared in Kabir Singh, a blockbuster romantic drama, where her understated performance as Jia Sharma brought her further recognition despite limited screen time. Both films showcased her versatility and helped cement her place in mainstream cinema.

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