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Diana Penty reveals being dropped by Imtiaz Ali from Rockstar
Updated On: 20 June, 2025 07:08 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Diana Penty recently opened up about being dropped from Rockstar by Imtiaz Ali after attending a workshop for three weeks. The actress shared how he later remembered her when writing Cocktail.
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diana Penty rejected by Imtiaz
Bollywood actress Diana Penty is currently basking in the reactions of her latest movie, Detective Sherdill, which released today. The film, also starring Diljit Dosanjh, is an OTT-only release. It`s well-known that Diana began her career as a model before she made her Bollywood debut alongside Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in the 2012 film Cocktail. In a recent interview, Diana recalled how she first auditioned for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali`s superhit film Rockstar. However, he dropped her after 2–3 weeks of workshops.
Diana Penty on being approached for Rockstar
In a recent interview with Hauterrfly, Diana recalled how she was first approached to play the lead role in Rockstar before making her debut in Cocktail. She recalled, "I was in New York, modelling, and I got a call from my agency. They told me Imtiaz Ali was looking for a new girl for his film Rockstar and that I must meet him. Films were never on my radar, and I had never taken formal training in acting. I never had the confidence that I could be an actor one day. I never believed that I would ever be able to pull it off. So I flew back for the meeting. At the first meeting, I was like, ‘Wow, he is such a nice person.’"
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