Triptii Dimri
Dimri in 2024
Born	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 30) New Delhi
Alma mater	Sri Aurobindo College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017–present
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

Triptii Dimri (born 23 February 1995)^[1] is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the thriller Mom (2017) and had her first lead role in the romantic drama Laila Majnu (2018). She gained critical recognition for her performances in Anvita Dutt's films Bulbbul (2020) and Qala (2022), with the former earning her a Filmfare OTT Award.

Dimri was featured in Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 list of 2021.^[2] She gained popularity with a supporting role in the top-grossing action film Animal (2023), earning a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress, and has since starred in the comedy films Bad Newz and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 (both 2024).

Early life

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Triptii Dimri was born in New Delhi on 23 February 1995 to Meenakshi and Dinesh Dimri. Her family is from Chamoli, Uttarakhand. Dimri graduated from Delhi Public School in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. She went on to study psychology at Sri Aurobindo College and acting at the Film and Television Institute of India.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

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Early work and critical recognition (2017–2022)

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After a role as an extra in Mom (2017), Dimri had her first lead role in Shreyas Talpade's directorial debut, the comedy Poster Boys, starring Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Talpade in lead roles.^[7] An official remake of the Marathi film Poshter Boyz, it featured her as Talpade's love interest.^[8]^[9] A critic for Bollywood Hungama noted that Dimri's performance was overshadowed by others in the ensemble cast, yet found her to be "decent".^[10] She next appeared in a leading role in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Laila Majnu (2018), opposite Avinash Tiwary. In her review for Firstpost, Anna M. M. Vetticad noted that she "imbued her Laila with an edge that made the character's constant flirtations with danger believable".^[11] Following its release digitally, many outlets assigned the film cult status despite its initial commercial failure.^[12]^[13]^[14] Dimri later admitted to struggling to cope with the films failure at the box-office.^[15]

After a short hiatus, Dimri achieved her breakthrough as the protagonist in Anvita Dutt's 2020 supernatural drama Bulbbul, reuniting with Tiwari for a second time. Produced by Anushka Sharma, the film was met with positive reviews from critics.^[16] Namrata Joshi of The Hindu wrote, "From the vulnerable and the innocent to the transformation into the mysterious tease, Dimri is a stunner who speaks volumes with her eyes. And the audience can do little but stay enraptured".^[17] Her performance earned her a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actress in a Web Original Film.^[18] In 2022, Dimri reunited with Dutt to star in the title role of her critically acclaimed drama Qala.^[19] Dimri stated that she intentionally chose to star in Qala to diversify her filmography and challenge herself by exploring genres she had not previously worked in.^[20] Her performance as an aspiring playback singer struggling to maintain her position in the music industry received praise.^[21] Sanatanu Das of the Hindustan Times found Dimri to be "in fine form" but added that "her character is frustratingly one-note and delivered mostly in the same anxious wavelength".^[22]

Commercial breakthrough (2023–present)

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Dimri appeared in a brief role in the top-grossing action drama Animal (2023), starring Ranbir Kapoor.^[23] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times was appreciative of Dimri's short appearance in the film.^[24] The film proved to be a significant advancement in Dimri's career with her role gaining her wider recognition.^[25] She received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[26] She credited the success of Animal with providing her access to a wider variety of roles.^[27]

In the following year, Dimri had three releases. She starred alongside Vicky Kaushal and Ammy Virk in Bad Newz, a comedy about heteropaternal superfecundation.^[28] She admitted to finding the comedy genre challenging, having grown accustomed to working in dramatic pieces.^[29] NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee found her lacking in her portrayal of a "befuddled character".^[30] Rahul Desai of Film Companion particularly lamented the diminished depth of Dimri's character, especially when compared to her more substantial roles in Bulbbul and Qala.^[31]^[32] In Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, Dimri and Rajkummar Rao played newlyweds in 1997 searching for their missing sex tape.^[33] Dimri faced criticism and social media trolling for her dancing abilities in a song from the film, "Mere Mehboob";^[34] she acknowledged it as a learning experience while trying something new.^[35] The Quint's Pratikshya Mishra was appreciative of Rao and Dimri's abilities and chemistry in a poorly written film.^[36] Bhavna Agarwal of India Today criticised her comic timing in both Bad Newz and Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video.^[37] It underperformed commercially.^[38] The following month, Dimri starred alongside Kartik Aaryan, Vidya Balan and Madhuri Dixit in the comedy horror sequel Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Reviewers for The Hindu and Rediff.com dismissed her as ornamental.^[39]^[40]

Bad Newz and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 rank among the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2024, with the latter earning ₹4.17 billion (US$49 million) worldwide.^[41] Saibal Chatterjee observed that Dimri "faces a very real risk of over-exposure" due to the number of films she has appeared in consecutively.^[42] She will next star with Siddhant Chaturvedi in a remake of the Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal, titled Dhadak 2.^[43] She will then feature alongside Shahid Kapoor in Vishal Bhardwaj's action thriller Arjun Ustara.^[44]

In the media

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Dimri was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2021.^[2] She ranked 8th in Rediff.com's list of Bollywood Best Actresses of 2020.^[45] She ranked 20th in The Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Women List of 2020.^[46]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Mom	Swati		^[47]
2017	Poster Boys	Riya		^[48]
2018	Laila Majnu	Laila		^[49]
2020	Bulbbul	Bulbbul		^[50]
2022	Qala	Qala Manjushree		^[51]
2023	Animal	Zoya		^[52]
2024	Bad Newz	Saloni Bagga		^[53]
	Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video	Vidya		^[54]
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3	Meera / Rajkumari Madhulika		^[55]
2025	Dhadak 2 †	Vidhi	Filming	^[56]
2025	Untitled film †	TBA	Filming	^[57]

Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2020	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Actress in a Web Original Film	Bulbbul	Won	^[58]
2023	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Breakthrough Talent (Female)	—	Nominated	^[59]^[60]
2023	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Haute Stepper	—	Nominated	^[59]^[60]
2023	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Actress in a Web Original Film	Qala	Nominated	^[61]
2024	Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Animal	Nominated	^[26]
2024	Bollywood Hungama Style Icons	Most Stylish Ground-Breaking Star of the Year	—	Won	^[62]
		Most Stylish Power-Packed Performer of the Year (Female)	—	Nominated	^[63]
		Most Stylish Leading Entertainer of the Year (Female)	—	Nominated	^[64]

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