Portrait Of A Lady

Basking in the glory of being celebrated as the star of the moment, Sobhita Dhulipala, a lover of all things vintage, plays muse to BRIDES TODAY in vignettes from a Victorian fable as she speaks to us about heirloom jewellery, silk saris, and navigating tinsel town.

- Anupriya Roy

There is something about Sobhita Dhulipala’s enchanting beauty that makes her the perfect heroine for a modern audience. But it’s the vivacious spirit and intelligence that she brings to her roles that infuses these characters with life. On a warm, sunny day in Mumbai, as Dhulipala arrives at Brides Today’s set, she greets everyone with warmth and humility—a far cry from the pre-conceived notions of a successful actor. Born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, Dhulipala— who was the pageant winner at Miss India 2013—made her acting debut at the age of 23 in Anurag Kashyap’s thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016) for which she received a nomination for best supporting performance at Cannes Film Festival and went on to star in a content-driven Telugu film Goodachari. More recently, she captured the layered paradigms of modern Indian society with her nuanced portrayal of Tara Khanna, a socialite who strives to have it all, in Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s web series