Meenakshi Chaudhary talks about individuality

Meenakshi Chaudhary is on the success spree scoring hits like  Vahanamulu Niluparadu (2021), HIT: The Second Case (2022), The Greatest of All Time, Lucky Baskhar (2024) and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025).

Speaking to scribes,she said “In Telugu, there’s one project I have with Naveen Polishetty and another one which they should announce soon. There are a few in Tamil, but I can’t talk about them right now. The production houses will announce when the time is right. There’s some really great lineup for 2025. Some very interesting characters,”

Talking about her journey,she said So much has changed since the time I came into the industry. One thing I can say is that don’t lose your originality in the process of trying to get somewhere. Because I feel like even on social media, everybody is just being one kind. It’s like a prototype that’s happened now. So, don’t lose out on your personality in the process of trying to fit in. You have to be your own self because if you’re not that, you can be replaced. I think that will help you survive better and last longer. That’s what I have always believed in and tried to stay in.”

Talking about Bollywood and prototypes,she added  “I feel every space does. For the longest time, we had a notion that a south heroine should be plump and so on. I was the exact opposite of all that. In Bollywood, too, I feel like there’s a certain prototype, but it has changed. If you take Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Kiara Advani, they are all so different from each other, and each has something different to offer. Apart from the fact they’re all great actors and dancers, they all have their own individuality,”

She went on to add" In the same way, here we have Sai Pallavi, Rashmika Mandanna and Samantha, who are all completely different and have their own space. I think Bollywood has now reached a space where they’re looking for new talent and debutants are coming in. This is happening with the South as well. I think this is a great time to be entering the industry and the industry is more accepting as well because they all want to work with new people,”