Tia Bajpai Opens Up About Her Absence From The Silver Screen

Tia Bajpai has stayed out of the spotlight and now she has opened up about her absence from the silver screen. She appeared in her most recent film, Hate Story 4. (2018). Bajpai was recently seen in a music video after a four-year hiatus. Even after films like Haunted (2011) and 1920: Evil Returns (2012), the actor blames her absence from the screen on a lack of good offers. She claims that her roles in two horror films stereotyped her.

According to the actor, most of the offers she received were insignificant, so she declined them. “I didn’t want to sign just any film for the sake of money,” she says, adding, “I was getting a lot of third lead roles, which was upsetting. I didn’t mind doing a strong character role, but I didn’t want to be a prop in a film. As I said no to certain projects, I was branded difficult and arrogant.” Bajpai says that she “didn’t know that sometimes, doing a smaller role gets you bigger parts”. She adds, “Surviving in Mumbai is difficult and people who come from outside the city find it difficult to survive here. That was a challenge. I did a couple of bad projects because of that. But then I realized it’s not worth it. I am professional, but I guess things didn’t work out for me as it was not my time.” Bajpai admits that being in that position of not having work "was upsetting". She shares, “Even after doing hit films, good offers didn’t come my way. I reached out to every casting director and production house, but nobody seemed interested. I understand the business aspect of films. When people put money into a film, they have the right to decide who to cast. I consciously decided to not do bad work just because I wasn’t getting good work. So I thought even if I do two films, people should like and appreciate my work rather than saying, ‘What has she done?’ ” says the actor. On a more personal note, the actress admits that she is in love, and her partner is in the industry.