Faced Rejections Due To My Facial Features: Joram Actress Smita Tambe

Marathi actress Smita Tambe has come a long way in her career. From making her debut in the 2006 film Naatigothi to establishing a position in Bollywood, she has been going places with her performances. She has been a part of popular movies like Singham Returns and the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan. Her latest appearance in director Devashish Makhija’s Joram, headlined by Manoj Bajpayee was appreciated by the audience and critics alike.

However, in a recent interview, Smita Tambe revealed that before attaining recognition, she faced several rejections due to her physical appearance.

Previously, in one of the episodes of the celebrity talk show Khupte Tithe Gupte, Smita Tambe revealed that auditioners used to comment on her looks. The actress continued that when she went for auditions, people acknowledged that she was good at acting but were harsh about her facial features. They would even point out her blemishes, she added. Back then, Smita sarcastically said, “How hard a cameraman has to work.”

Speaking of Smita Tambe’s last film Joram, the actress portrayed the role of Phulo Karma. She ditched the glam for the action-thriller, opting for a raw look. In one of the posters, the actress was clad in a saree, wearing a tribal tika and rural accessories. Joram was bestowed with two awards- the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Story.

Overwhelmed at the appreciation showered by the masses for her stellar acting prowess in Joram, Smita Tambe penned a note of gratitude on Instagram. “Thank you so much all, for your love and blessings. I have tremendous Gratitude towards each one of you for giving love to our film Joram and my character Phulo Karma,” she wrote.

Earlier, in an interview with It’s Madja, Smita Tambe shared that she does not feel “shy” in doing bold and intimate scenes if the film demands it. “I did some intimate scenes with Nilesh Diwekar in the movie Candle March. Everyone on the set was tense then, but I didn’t feel anything at all”. Directed by Sachin Rao, Candle March, released in 2014, showed Smita Tambe as a survivor of sexual harassment.