In 2018, Sacred Games and Mirzapur gave the female actors the requisite leverage to display their mettle. Shweta Tripathi, Radhika Apte, and Rasika Dugal made the most of these opportunities and carved a niche for themselves. 2019 has started to a great start, female actors are yet again leading the web series domain. With Made in Heaven introducing some of the strongest female characters, Shweta Tripathi and Shobhita Dhulipala had an opportunity to redeem themselves and how well they have done.
All the female actors who have made a mark in the web series industry this year:
1. Shweta Tripathi:
From playing a fighter in “Gone Kesh” to being a role model in “Made in Heaven”, Shweta Tripathi is acing every role that is coming her way. Shweta Tripathi does a cameo in TVF’s Tripling and breaks a lot of stereotypes. If you have a powerful role that tends to abolish stereotypes and change status-quos then Shweta Tripathi is your one-stop shop. She is just unbelievably exquisite in Made in Heaven and “TVF Tripling”.
2. Anveshi Jain:
First seen in ALT Balaji’s “Gandi Baat 2”, this actor became one of the top 5 most Google personalities of 2018-19. Anveshi Jain grew popular after her lesbian scenes from the Web Series Gandi Baat went viral. Anveshi Jain is a model, actor, singer, anchor, and a show stopper. Anveshi Jain is enjoying her new found fame and is also signing a lot of other projects. Alt Balaji and varied other production houses are already in talks with her for more web series. Anveshi Jain is least bothered about what everyone has got to say about her figure and this is what makes her stand out of the crowd.
3. Yashaswini R Dyama:
This talent was first noticed in “Dear Zindagi”, where she played Alia’s friend. Yashaswini R Dayama is a constant in Filter Copy’s video and web series. 2019 has started on a great note for Yashaswini, she was in “Made in Heaven” and also in “Delhi Crime”. These two web series are cited to be India’s top five web series and Yashaswini has a special role to play in both. In “Made in Heaven”, Yashaswini plays this school going student, who stands against after father for taping a gay man and handing him over to the police. In “Delhi Crime”, Yashaswini also plays a school student whose mother is in-charge of Delhi’s most brutal rape case. She goes to varied protests and chants for justice and opposes police department in all vigour.
4. Sobhita Dhulipala:
Often referred to as the Amazon Prime’s Radhika Apte, Sobhita has her plate full of character-oriented role. In “Made in Heaven”, she plays a ‘gold digger’ and convinces us that she is not wrong. In Hotstar’s “Criminal Justice”, she has again played a very crucial role. Sobhita Dhulipala is all set to be seen in “Bard of Blood”, which is going to be Emraan Hashmi’s debut in the Digital Content arena.
5. Sakshi Tanwar:
One of the most prominent faces of the Indian TV industry is now making it big in the web series industry. Sakshi Tanwar plays the head of Air Traffic Control Mumbai in ZEE5’s web series “The Final Call”. Her performance is exemplary and showcases what goes through the ATC whenever a plane is hijacked. Her cool temperament and calm demeanour adds to her role and makes it appear layered.
We all have praised Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey and Nawazuddin for the great work they are doing in the digital space but it is now time we take a second look and also appreciate these women, who are shaping the digital content for the better. Shweta Tripathi alone has made web series worth watching. Radhika Apte and Shobhita Dhulipala are perhaps the best actresses to have stepped in the digital arena and Yashaswini R Dayam is talented enough to fit in varied roles.