She doesn’t have a godfather in the industry, but she has weathered its ups and downs through sheer grit and perseverance. Harshita Gaur confesses that “there was a time when I was depressed, but back then, in 2017, mental health was not openly discussed”. It took time to come to terms with it, but the actor has now found her footing and is on a high. Her next project is Mirzapur: The Movie, starring Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyenndu, Jitendra Kumar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, and Rasika Dugal. It marks the first Indian series to be adapted into a film. In conversation with mid-day, Gaur reflects on how her character Dimpy Pandit has evolved, the anticipation of watching herself on the big screen, and shooting in Mirzapur.

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