EXCLUSIVE: Divyanka Tripathi on missing Vivek, if she signed Khatron Ke Khiladi to break the stereotype

Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar in Khatron Ke Khiladi 11. The show shot in Cape Town recently goes on-air soon on Colors. Divyanka has been someone who has always been seen as the sanskari bahu on Television, however, in the last 2-3 years, the actress has managed to break the stereotype she faced. She faced changed that perception with Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala. With the amount of BTS pictures we have seen from Cape Town, Divyanka’s new style and avatar have excited us. When asked if signing Khatron Ke Khiladi was a conscious decision to break away from her onscreen image, Divyanka had a candid reply. She also revealed missing Vivek Dahiya in Cape Town but how she would share every detail with him from afar.

Over to Divyanka:

Loving these new DT that we are seeing on social media. How has the Khatron Ka Khiladi experience been so far?

Even I am loving this DT you are seeing through Khatron Ke Khiladi. But she is not new, this Divyanka always existed within me but for the last 15 years, I have been working and continuously shooting and acting, hence I was away from this part of me for a long time. I am happy that I was able to retouch the adventurous side to me, and I love the adrenaline rush that goes through me during the stunts. I am glad to get this opportunity.

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Your biggest fear and something that you overcame during this KKK journey?

Honestly, I don’t have fears. There are moments when I feel that I can or cannot do it but those moments of contemplation never make me feel like giving up. I am a person who always tries something new, whether I am capable or not, is secondary. In this show too, you will see is that Divyanka did not have any major fears. The only reason why it took me such a long time to take this decision of doing the show was that I was mostly worried about my injury in the ankle, but otherwise, you will see a very different side to me that you have not seen in the last 15 years of me in the industry.

KKK also breaks away from the onscreen stereotype that you have unfortunately been subjected to. Was that also a conscious choice to take up Khatron?

There was a stereotype formed, yes, and KKK does break that but the decision to do KKK was not taken for that purpose. I decided to do the fear factor because I wanted to re-experience something I loved growing up. I wanted to revisit it. It totally took me down memory lane and reminded me who originally Divyanka is.

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We totally saw that you missed Vivek in Cape Town. How did you cope up with it?

Yes, I missed Vivek a lot in Cape Town and we made sure we spoke to each other every evening or morning via video calling. I had to share everything with him, every experience and every stunt, the ones I did and did not do. I gave him a detailed explanation of everything and it was very exciting. I remember being animated during every conversation. I would enact and draw pictures in the air to explain the stunt and the entire experience. I wanted to share every bit of it with him unless I share my moments of happiness it would be incomplete for me. So, in a way, he was always with me.

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