Sobhita Dhulipala speaks to Anupama Chopra at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, 2024. Dhulipala talks about being a part of Dev Patel’s Monkey Man and the West’s idea of Bollywood. The actor also takes a trip down memory lane and speaks about her debut film Raman Raghav 2.0 and how she auditioned for the part of Simmy. Dhulipala reveals her idea of success and how she would like to find a balance between mainstream roles and parts that she can have fun with. She also discusses how, for her, fashion has come to mean more than just a look.

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00:00 - At Cannes'24 with Sobhita Dhulipala
01:19 - Sobhita now being a “Niche” actor
02:05 - Auditioning for Monkey Man in 2016
05:22 - Working with an ambitious first time director, Dev Patel
06:57 - Cannes shaping Sobhita as an actor
10:47 - What brings Sobhita here this year?
11:22 - Her idea of success being HORIZONTAL
14:55 - Seeing as fashion as art, and fashion as facade
17:48 - Does she care about how she looks in these public appearances
19:23 - Is Sobhita looking at an international career?

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