Tanya Maniktala is aware that her work post the success of her 2020 series A Suitable Boy will be under the spotlight but the actor says she doesn’t want to get bogged down by the weight of expectations. The Delhi-born actor got her breakthrough last year with Mira Nair’s A Suitable Boy, an adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel of the same name. The show earned Maniktala global acclaim for her portrayal of the lead character, Lata Mehra. The actor said she is at a stage in her career where she wants to push herself as an artiste and not hold back fearing any ‘pressure.’ “As an actor, I want to now grow as much as I can and tap into my full potential. The pressure has increased but I want to channelise it into something that will bring out the productive side in me and not in a way that will dismantle my peace of mind,” Maniktala told PTI in an interview. A Suitable Boy released at a time when the county was under the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown. The pandemic and the show’s release on BBC One, followed by its debut on streamer Netflix, helped her work reach a bigger audience, Maniktala said.
At a personal level, the 24-year-old Tanya believes the show’s success not only opened the doors for more work but also reaffirmed her passion to act.
