Overview

• Diana Penty flew from New York for Imtiaz Ali’s workshops on Rockstar opposite Ranbir Kapoor but was dropped after two to three weeks when the director felt she wasn’t ready.
• A year later Dinesh Vijan tapped her for Cocktail—written by Imtiaz Ali—after the filmmaker recommended her for the role of Meera.
• Cocktail, directed by Homi Adajania and starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, earned over ₹120 crore worldwide and established Penty as a rising Bollywood actor.
• In her recent Hauterrfly interview Penty said she felt relief at the initial rejection and gratitude for the swift confirmation call that secured her debut.
• She is currently seen in Detective Sherdil, a whodunit directed by Ravi Chhabriya streaming on ZEE5 alongside Diljit Dosanjh, Boman Irani, Banita Sandhu and Chunky Panday.