Not that Aditi has any reason to feel sorry for herself.
"I've been lucky. My struggle was neither long nor painful nor humiliating. I've heard so many chilling stories of what non-filmy newcomers have to go through. I just wish I had better guidance when I came here."
Aditi says she lacked experience, the required lineage and the diplomatic skills to make her way through the film industry.
"I may come from a very distinguished background. But that meant zilch to my career in Mumbai. No producer would give me a role just because my great grand-uncle was the governor of Assam or or my great grandfather was royalty. I mean, who the hell cares where I came from?"
"I was a raw newcomer with no one to tell me what to do. On top of that, I had no connections within the film industry. Nor could I hold a drink in my hand and mouth pleasantries at parties."
