Jun 18, 2025 10:41 AM IST Actor #Diana Penty, final seen in Chhaava, says she has come a great distance – from continuously feeling the strain to look excellent to now embracing her personal decisions. Having spent 13 years in showbiz, actor #Diana Penty has realised that in contrast to earlier, trying good on a regular basis isn’t one thing she cares about anymore. While the strain is actual for public figures, Diana, who is about to foray into the OTT area quickly, says she has stopped worrying about being “perfectly turned out and camera-ready”. #Diana Penty poses for HT City Showstoppers “There used to be a lot of pressure in the beginning to always look on point. But over time, it gets exhausting. So at some point, you learn to make peace with the fact that you can’t always be dressed to the nines, and that’s okay,” says the actor, including that even followers “appreciate that realness”. “It’s refreshing for them to see actors in their natural state with no makeup or hair done, just being themselves,” says the 39-year-old. What she likes to give attention to extra now could be engaged on tasks that additional her abilities as an actor. Last seen in Chhaava as #Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (#Aurangzeb’s sister), Diana says, “While my part was relatively small, it was very meaningful. The character had a quiet strength – there wasn’t much said in words, but there was a lot communicated through presence and silences. That was an interesting space to explore as an actor. When a film does well, it uplifts everyone associated with it.”

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