Apte has also managed to carve a niche for herself that lies somewhere between commercial actors like Deepika Padukone and art house actors like Nandita Das. Her unconventional looks may have to do with that as well. But ask her about her notion of beauty and her answer is as logical and practical as the roles she has been playing recently. "I think looks don't come into the picture if your character connects with the audience. These are superficial things that cease to matter when you are being authentic, when people are empathising with the person you portray," she says.

For now, she is waiting for her movies — Andhadhun with Ayushmann Khurrana, and Bazaar with Saif Ali Khan — to release. "Andhadhun may seem like a simple love story, but you will be shocked at how twisted a tale it is. Bazaar is as commercial as it gets." If she is worried about sustaining her winning streak, she doesn't show any signs of it. "It's an industry where there is insecurity on a daily basis. It all depends on what you are doing next. But with freelance work like acting, there always comes insecurity. And with secure jobs like working at an office, comes boredom. So, it's all about survival. And all I can say is that I am just starting out. I have many years to go."

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