From Antaheen to Ghoul, Radhika Apte is just getting started
- Arijit Bose
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min read
Radhika Apte has had a great run in the Indian film scene and her latest hattrick on Netflix goes to show that she has surely upped her game over the years despite odds against her. Radhika has over the years grabbed eyeballs for the unconventional roles she plays. More over her dare to bare attitude has been much of a talking point in the media and the industry.
Being trolled off late, Radhika Apte has found support from Netflix itself. The streaming giant has come out in support of the star. While Netflix calls it a Radflix era to stand in solidarity with the star, Radhika believes that this three series back to back story is mere coincidence. She calls it a great opportunity.
Radhika has been featured in three productions namely — Lust Stories, Sacred Games and Ghoul — this year on Netflix.
Releasing a spoof video Netflix India backed her with a spoof video Omnipresent online, and captioned it: “Whatever the role, Radhika apt hai.”
The Radflix original film Omnipresent sees her playing multiple roles. She has also written, directed and given music to the movie.
Apte’s bold roles aside, her growth curve in the industry has been one to stand up and take note off. From a non entity in the entertainment scene three years back to a household name, Radhika Apte has come a long way.
Even as trolls and opinionated minds have a field day, she has as many as 5 more upcoming projects- Baazar, Bombairiya, Indian-American fantasy thriller The Ashram, Tamil film Ula and Andhadhun.
The first jokes that came to the fore were “Radhika Apte is to Netflix what Alia Bhatt is to Dharma.” Eversince it’s been a barrage of jokes and memes that have surfaced.
Apte started humble with a small role in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi. Interestingly she made a foray into cinema with Pink director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Antaheen in 2009, that also starred Rahul Bose and Aparna Sen.
After a pretty long gap she played Tusshar Kapoor’s wife in Shor In The City in 2011. Post this good films like Manjhi: The Mountain Man, Parched, Padman and many more came her way.
Her recent Bollywood outing I Am was not commercially successful though critically acclaimed. Barring the big releases she also did a small role in in Varun Dhawan starrer Badlapur.
Apte though given limited roles in recent past never shied away from making best use of what came her way. Despite promising acts from her stable, she got mired in controversy over sex clips. The actress however has shown amazing grace and composure.
Born in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore her foundation years for cinema were spent in the theatre where she performed live sans the multiple takes. It is here that she realized the importance of good acting.
Apte over the years created a body of work in diverse languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and Marathi-language.
She made her Marathi film debut in 2009 with Amol Palekar’s Samaantar. Films like Phobia and Parched only added to her repertoire as a star.
Apte played the romantic interest of the lead male character in the Marathi crime thriller Lai Bhaari (2014), the Tamil drama Kabali (2016) and the Hindi biographical film Pad Man, all commercially successful.
In 2010, she was seen in Maneej Premnath’s thriller The Waiting Room and later appeared in a significant role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Rakta Charitra and its sequel.
In 2013, she was seen in the Bengali film Rupkatha Noy.
Poster – courtesy Print.in
Apte is actively involved with theatre and has been part of several stage plays, mostly in Marathi language. Apte has said that she prefers to work in experimental theatre.
Radhika Apte has also acted in a number of short films, including Darmiyan, in which she played a college girl Ekta, and Vakratunda Swaha, filmed by Ashish Avikunthak over a period of 12 years. She played one of the lead roles in Anurag Kashyap’s 2012 short film That Day After Everyday. She played the title role in Sujoy Ghosh’s 2015 Bengali short film Ahalya as well.
An outspoken Radhika Apte has never shied away from speaking her mind out. She has spoken out against sexual harassment in Hindi film industry. She supported the #MeToo campaign in India. She is married to London-based musician Benedict Taylor since 2012. On the Bollywood front Radhika Apte will be next seen alongside Tabu and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Andhadhun.
Andhadhun notably is an upcoming Indian mystery thriller directed by Sriram Raghavan of Ek Hasina Thi fame. The film is loosely based on 2018 Hollywood thriller ‘In Darkness’
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