About 16 years into the industry, Adah Sharma has been a part of popular films like 1920, Hasee Toh Phasee, and The Kerala Story. With the success of The Kerala Story last year, she was reported to be the highest-grossing Bollywood actor for a female-led film beating Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi. Despite several accolades coming her way for the same, Adah is still unsure if she’s made it to the A-list.
In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, she recalls how the box office performance of The Kerala Story nudged the ‘small film’ into becoming a massive one. And yet she remains uncertain about where she stands today. “When I was doing The Kerala Story, my director told me that it’s a small, intimate film being made for film festivals and that it may not be meant for a big release,” she says.
“And still I gave it my all without thinking if ten people would watch it or millions. Now people say that it’s a big A-list film but when we were making it, I don’t know what list we were in,” she adds.
Though designers don’t have qualms about sending their ensembles to her today, a feat she has achieved after waiting for a long time, she doesn’t entirely understand if she’s made it to the big league of stardom. “I don’t know what A-list is anymore. To me, A-list is Adah’s list. Fashion designers want to give clothes only to A-listers. There was a time when they didn’t give me but they do now. I thought I would be in the A-list soon after 1920 because both the audience and the critics liked it and it was a hit. So, I don’t know what it means to be a part of that list,” she tells us.
Ruing how many youngsters who still haven’t begun their acting careers are perceived as A-listers, the Commando 2 and Sunflower 2 actor adds, “There are some people who haven’t made their debuts yet but are already on that list. And strangely, actors who have done five films aren’t. I’m yet to find out what that means because everyone’s definition of that list is different.”
In fact, for Adah, classifying actors into different lists and categories is derogatory and discriminatory in nature and she doesn’t stand for it. “These lists keep changing. I don’t want to limit myself. I also think it’s wrong. How can we put humans into lists? It’s creepy! I’m creepy but not of this level (laughs),” remarks the actor, who was recently seen headlining Bastar – The Naxal Story.
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