She became an overnight sensation with one wink, but where is Priya Prakash Varrier now?
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00:00They call me as a wink girl, so I don't think that title is ever going to go away.
00:12As you all say, an overnight sensation.
00:30I got this scene for like 5-10 seconds and the song and yeah, after that it just blew
00:43up which I was not expecting.
00:45Actually the winking thing was not pre-planned or practiced and the director asked me to
00:51do it on the spot.
00:52He wanted me to bring out something cute between the couple.
01:00I am not sure, I even lost count of how many times I have done it already because that's
01:11all people want to see and even now when people introduce me, they call me as a wink girl,
01:18so I don't think that title is ever going to go away.
01:20Because it's a constant effort to keep up with people's expectations.
01:34It's a constant struggle or hustle to find worthy characters.
01:44I didn't want to be typecast, so I had to be very picky and choosy about what I am doing.
01:55Also, my age was a factor because I was only 18 and there were certain limitations as to
02:03what kind of roles I could play, so I really had to wait it out, do a lot more auditions
02:11and even now I am doing a lot more auditions and waiting for the proper kind of opportunity.
02:23To my knowledge, I haven't gotten an offer for Simba.
02:27So, all these are things that I also read in the newspapers or in the news when other
02:33people are reading it.
02:34So, I am like, oh did I get an opportunity or I didn't know about it.
02:38So, it's all fun to read and I actually just keep wishing that, oh what if it does actually
02:45work out someday.
02:55Initially, I did actually struggle a lot with all the trolls and memes and everything, hate
03:00comments and what not.
03:02So, I had a tough time handling all that in the beginning.
03:05But then later on, you get used to anything else in life, you get used to trolls and memes
03:12as well.
03:16Right now, I don't think it bothers me anymore.
03:19I have been unaware about the dark side of the internet and social media for such a long
03:25time.
03:26Now, it's a time when I am realizing that this is the gravity of the situation and so
03:33many girls or like the youth in general are not aware about this.
03:38So, I think it's a great opportunity for me to be a part of it.
03:43So, yeah, that's about it.