Nishant Dahiya Opens Up on the Hate for his Role in 'Mrs'; Know More

In the past few days, ‘Mrs’ starring Sanya Malhotra has made headlines with its strong themes. The movie tells the story of a trained dancer and dance teacher who struggles to follow her dreams after marriage, while her identity becomes associated her life in kitchen.

Directed by Arati Kadav, the film explores the patriarchy and a woman’s fight for independence. The film has created a buzz among the viewers and sparked various discussions on social media. The film stars Nishant Dahiya as Diwakar, the husband to Sanya Malhotra’s character, who contributes to her oppression at the house.

Recently, Nishant Dahiya opened up about the reviews and the extreme reactions he received for his role in the film. He said, “The reception of the film has been quite unexpected. I genuinely did not think that the film would reach such an audience and such a vast audience. When one is making a film one strives to make a good film and there is the hope that it reaches the audience. For Mrs, it has exceeded my expectations and I'm sure it goes for everyone associated with the film as well. I have received messages from so many places, and I am extremely proud of it. I have received calls from people I know, who don't watch films like Mrs; they are the ones who like action films, adventure film, I was so pleasantly surprised. Many of my friends even said that I should have given at least a disclaimer to not watch it with my wife. Because now everything I do, I get a look from my wife!”

He also said that most of the reactions he received have been from men, some even sending him abuses, “For my character, I have got a lot of love-hate! I have got such lovely messages from women who have told me that they hate my character Diwakar but they really appreciate my work. But the most extreme reactions I have gotten are from men! Men have texted me saying, ‘You dumb***k actor, go and eat rat poison!’ ‘Die somewhere, you mother****er!’ If I had gotten this from a girl I would have understood but I am getting this from men. I think it is more about Diwakar, something they did not like about Diwakar and it touched a nerve in them somewhere.”

He further adds, “Then there was this bizarre message which I don't recall completely but it was somewhere in the lines of, ‘You are not worthy of being an actor! Because if you were worthy of being an actor you would not have accepted this bad part. You don't even have the sense of accepting a part.”