16 Facts About Tripti Dimri, The Actress Who Has Become The Latest National Crush

Tripti Dimri is an Indian actress creating waves for her cameo as Zoya alongside Ranbir Kapoor in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal (2023). Tripti gained an immense number of followers on her social media accounts after her viral scene in Animal and has been tagged as the National Crush of India. The gorgeous actress has worked in a few Hindi films before Animal. She played the lead role in Anvita Dutt’s period film Bulbbul (2020) for which she gained critical recognition. She was also featured in Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 list of 2021.

Here are some unknown interesting facts about the stunning actress Tripti Dimri:

1. Tripti Dimri age is 29 years as of 2023. She was born on 23 February 1994 in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the small town of Rudraprayag

2. Tripti Dimri family

Tripti Dimri father Dinesh Prasad Dimri works with Air India in Delhi and Tripti’s mother’s name is Meenakshi Dimri.

3. Tripti Dimri education

Tripti completed her schooling at DPS Firozabad in Uttrakhand. After that, she did her graduation in sociology in Delhi. She also pursued an acting course at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.

4. Tripti Dimri started her career as a model

Tripti who hails from Uttarakhand ventured into modeling, before becoming an actress. She was featured in various magazine covers and played a part in several commercials.

5. She played the Santoor mom in one of the popular soap ads

The Santoor ads are quite popular, and in one of the Santoor ads, Tripti played the youthful-looking mom.

6. Tripti Dimri debut movie is Poster Boys (2017) which is a comedy film directed by Shreyas Talpade starring Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, and Shreyas in the lead roles

Tripti was also seen in a short role in Sridevi starrer, Mom.

7. She played the lead role in the 2018 romantic film Laila Majnu, opposite Avinash Tiwary. She made quite a mark by playing Laila

To pave her way in Bollywood, Tripti has struggled a lot. She once disclosed that nothing comes easy for an outsider in the film industry.

She wasn’t the first choice for Laila Majnu as during the auditions for the film, she was rejected. She said,

“I had auditioned for the film in 2016 but I got rejected at that time. In 2017, I moved to Bombay and I got the script again and told my agency that there is no point in trying it again as I was already rejected”

The actress once said that after the release of Laila Majnu she thought she would have fans and lots of work but unfortunately nothing as such happened. In a discussion with Gulf News, the actress revealed:

“A week before ‘Laila Majnu’ released, I was in the vegetable market thinking that after its release I would become so popular that I won’t be able to buy vegetables because fans would recognise me. But nothing happened and nobody spoke about the film. I waited for six or seven months and no offers came along for a long time. I just waited… There were days when I woke up, wondering what to do with my day. There was nothing, but waiting.”

8. Among Tripti Dimri movies, the one for which she gained critical recognition is Anvita Dutt’s period film Bulbbul (2020)

After a short break, she played the lead role in this supernatural drama with a strong social message. The film produced by Anushka Sharma received positive reviews. Namrata Joshi (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”

She received the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Actor, Web Original Film (Female) for her outstanding work in Bulbbul. She also featured in Anvita Dutt’s Qala (2022). Tripti outdid herself as she played the role of a young singer in Qala. She also received a nomination for Best Actress in a Web Original Film. Dimri once mentioned that Qala was about,

“trying to do different genres because as actors it is important to step out of our comfort zone and that is what helps you better your craft”

9. Tripti Dimri was inspired to be an actress by her father

Tripti’s father wanted to be an actor but since he failed to do that, she went on to fulfill her father’s dream. She stated in one of the interviews,

“I thought I have no chance in films and so wanted to do TV. I was very confident that I might become a star on a small screen.”

She also shared that she used to be camera shy at first, but was able to get over her fears eventually by rehearsing constantly to get better.

10. Dimri had a brief role in the top-grossing action thriller Animal (2023), alongside Ranbir Kapoor

She received mixed reviews from critics for her cameo. Her role in the film helped her gain wider recognition. Dimri’s intimate role with Ranbir became viral and became the talk of the town. She got the title of the National Crush of India. Tripti Dimri Instagram followers multiplied very quickly. She gained millions of followers on social media after her appearance in the 2023 movie Animal. Viewers are all praise for the budding actress who has just featured in six films till now.

Tripti Dimri upcoming movies include Anand Tiwari’s Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam, opposite Vicky Kaushal.

11. Ranbir Kapoor is Tripti Dimri’s first crush

Tripti got the tag of ‘national crush’ for the film, Animal. But, in some of her previous interviews, Dimri has called Ranbir Kapoor her ‘first crush’. In an interview with Free Press Journal, Tripti shared the experience of working with her first crush and said:

“It was amazing working with Ranbir Kapoor. The fact that he’s such a warm and welcoming human, apart from being a great actor, speaks a lot about him.”

12. Tripti Dimri’s relationship with Karnesh Sharma, Anushka Sharma’s brother

Tripti Dimri was rumoured to be dating the brother of actress, Anushka Sharma. Karnesh Sharma is a well-known producer, who co-founded Clean Slate Films with Anushka in 2013. Karnesh has produced Tripti’s popular films, Bulbbul and Qala.

The couple met each other on the sets of Bulbbul and reportedly fell in love. The actress made her relationship with Karnesh official just a night before the New Year 2023. On December 31, 2022, she shared a cute picture with her boyfriend on her IG stories. In the picture, the couple shared a romantic moment. In the picture, Karnesh was seen kissing  Tripti’s cheeks. In an interview with ETimes, Tripti spoke about her relationship with Karnesh and remarked:

“The ship has already sailed is what I can say right now.”

However, Tripti and Karnesh deleted pictures of each other and unfollowed each other on Instagram which started the breakup rumours. But no one disclosed anything about their relationship status. Tripti posted a cryptic post on her IG story, which read:

“People are going to talk about you no matter what you do, so you might as well do whatever brings you joy.”

13. In Rediff.com’s list of Bollywood Best Actresses of 2020, she ranked 8th.

14. In The Times of India’s 50 Most Desirable Women List of 2020, Tripti ranked 20th.

15. In 2021, Tripti Dimri was featured in Forbes Asia’s 30 Under 30 list.

16. Tripti is a travel enthusiast

 

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