Srishti Dixit on her viral 'Poo' video: I recently made a video with Kareena Kapoor Khan; it was a full c – Times of India

Content material creator-turned-actor Srishti Dixit has entertained her followers on social media with some very humorous and quirky movies. Her all time in style ‘Poo‘ video had gone viral on the web. She is now all set to make her large Bollywood debut with Vijay Krishna Acharya‘s ‘The Nice Indian Household’. ETimes sat down with Srishti for an unique interview the place she spoke about being a film buff, making a video with Kareena Kapoor Khan, inception of her profession as a content material creator and extra.Excerpts…
You’re fairly in style together with your movies on social media. How and when did all of it begin for you?
I used to work as an leisure reporter and later labored in one other media firm. Whereas I used to be writing for them, I began making movies as effectively for them. We began doing brief format comedy sketch movies. And people actually picked up. As they went viral on the web, I began making movies independently for my very own social media as effectively. After which that picked up. And ever since I’ve been doing this as a full time job. However I’ve at all times needed to be an actor ever since I used to be younger. I additionally participated in theatre in school. I actually, actually loved performing and performing like one other particular person and being one other character. And that additionally sort of mirrored a little bit within the content material I used to make. I used to do a whole lot of character comedy and stuff additionally. And that led me to get this job, this performing job.
I’ll endlessly credit score my content material and my Instagram and the love that I’ve obtained on the platform for having facilitated this chance coming my approach. It was a very wild dream and I by no means thought that it could be attainable. And that is how I obtained to grasp it. It’s fully weird and I adore it. And I hope that the love that I’ve obtained on social media can be what I obtain for my work in films. And now that I’m attempting to do extra performing roles. I hope that the individuals who have beloved me as a content material creator recognize that transition and love me as an actor as effectively. That is my solely hope. And I hope that I can work arduous and I can do justice to all of the love that I obtain.
Your ‘Poo’ video is without doubt one of the hottest and family members on the market. Which one in accordance with you is your finest one but and why?
The Poo video was undoubtedly considered one of my most viral movies. I nonetheless get stopped, requested and recognised for it. And I nonetheless get a whole lot of love for it. I actually loved making that video. It was a whole lot of enjoyable. It was such a brand new expertise for me as an individual, as a creator to be recognised for it. After which I met Kareena Kapoor Khan lately at an occasion the place I obtained to make a video together with her. It was very surreal for me. It was a full circle second for me.
I do not know which is my finest video. I really like the Pintu character that I created. I favored the Bigg Boss video that I made. I’ve many favourites. I can not decide one.
Have you ever been a film buff in your rising up years? How did the performing bug chunk you?
I’ve at all times loved watching TV and flicks. Even now I watch nearly every part that comes out on OTT. I devour content material like something. It is a little bit little bit of an issue. As a result of then I’m additionally simply sitting and watching all this content material. And never doing extra work. I really like Bollywood. I’ve grown up in Bollywood. I’ve grown up watching Yash Raj’s films. And I by no means thought that I’d get to be inside these gates of Yash Raj and get to be part of a film being made by Yash Raj. What a grand and what a satisfying expertise it ended up being. I had at all times needed to behave rising up. I beloved being on stage. I used to love singing, dancing, and performing. I at all times thought that I needed to be an actor. However there was no approach for me to understand how. As a result of I used to be in Kanpur. I’ve no connections in Bollywood or within the movie fraternity. I come from a center class household. I haven’t got that sort of a background the place a dream or aspiration like this was checked out very severely. So I selected to go for a barely extra standard profession of turning into a author and a journalist. However then issues panned out the best way they did. And I’m so grateful for the web. I’m so grateful for social media. As a result of it birthed me. It gave me a chance to indicate myself and current myself and be beloved. That obtained me this chance to behave. Which I secretly at all times needed. So I’m simply very glad with how issues have labored out.

OTT has modified the best way we have a look at content material at present. Your ideas…
I’d like to get work as an actor on an OTT platform. I’d like to be a part of very attention-grabbing tales which might be occurring on OTT proper now. I’ve seen some actually superb issues back-to-back very lately. There are ‘Weapons & Gulaabs’, ‘Kalkoot’ and ‘Kohra which might be superb. There are such a lot of new actors being given alternatives. And I simply hope and need that sometime some actually superb audition I’m able to crack. And get a extremely superb, worthy half in an incredible OTT story. As a result of I really feel just like the time is now. And there are extra alternatives. And I’d like to seize it.
What’s subsequent?
I simply very lately wrapped taking pictures for a present known as ‘Unreal’. I can not discuss a lot about it however it’s an adaptation of the American present by the identical title. Aside from that, I’m at present auditioning for different issues. I’m hoping to get my subsequent performing job. I’m additionally very excited for September 22 as a result of that is the day ‘The Nice Indian Household’ can be launched. It is my first ever movie. I can not wait to go to the theatre and watch it. I simply hope I do not cringe whereas watching myself within the film. And I hope it is beloved by individuals who watch it. That is all. I’m feeling very optimistic and I’m hoping for the perfect.

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