Jun 20, 2025 03:36 PM IST Diana Penty transitioned from modelling to appearing, debuting in Cocktail after being initially thought of for Rockstar. Bollywood actor Diana Penty started her profession as a mannequin earlier than making her Bollywood debut alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in Cocktail. In a latest interview with Hauterrfly, Diana recalled how filmmaker Imtiaz Ali had initially approached her for Rockstar reverse Ranbir Kapoor, however ultimately dropped her after 2–3 weeks of workshops. (Also Read: Diana Penty opens up about 12-year live-in relationship with boyfriend Harsh Sagar: ‘In my head I’m married’) Diana Penty reveals why Imtiaz Ali dropped her from Rockstar. Diana Penty reveals Imtiaz Ali approached her for RockstarRecalling how she landed her first movie, Cocktail, Diana reminisced about being approached for the lead function in Rockstar whereas she was nonetheless working as a mannequin. She mentioned, “I was in New York, modelling, and I got a call from my agency. They told me Imtiaz Ali was looking for a new girl for his film Rockstar and that I must meet him. Films were never on my radar, and I had never taken formal training in acting. I never had the confidence that I could be an actor one day. I never believed that I would ever be able to pull it off. So I flew back for the meeting. At the first meeting, I was like, ‘Wow, he is such a nice person.’” Diana recalled that when she met Imtiaz, he was very type and made her really feel comfy sufficient to talk her coronary heart out. When Imtiaz requested for look checks and defined the character to her, Diana advised him that she didn’t have any appearing background and wasn’t positive if she’d be capable of do justice to the function. However, Imtiaz inspired her to attend workshops, saying he’d take a choice after 2–3 weeks. Diana Penty reveals why Imtiaz Ali rejected herShe added, “After 2–3 weeks he said, ‘Look, I can see you have come a long way and I’ve seen a lot of improvement, but I still don’t feel you are ready to play the character in Rockstar. Maybe it is too soon for you.’ He was also going to shoot it in a month or so, and felt that I wasn’t ready at the time. I was kind of relieved because I didn’t feel confident. So I went back to New York and continued with my modelling.” Diana revealed that only a 12 months later, she obtained a name saying Dinesh Vijan was searching for a brand new face. She later found that the script for Cocktail had been written by Imtiaz Ali, who remembered her and instructed she could be an ideal match for the character of Meera. She recalled receiving a affirmation name inside 24 hours of her audition—and that’s how she landed her debut function in Cocktail. The lead function in Rockstar ultimately went to Nargis Fakhri. Cocktail, a romantic comedy directed by Homi Adajania, stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles, together with Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, and Randeep Hooda in key elements. The movie was an enormous field workplace success, incomes ₹121.78 crore worldwide. Meanwhile, Diana is at present seen within the movie Detective Sherdil. Directed by Ravi Chhabriya in his directorial debut, the film additionally stars Diljit Dosanjh, Boman Irani, Chunky Panday, and Banita Sandhu in lead roles. It is at present streaming on ZEE5.

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