Shefali Shah recalls on Fighting Imposter Syndrome
Actress Shefali Shah recalls on her fear of going blank on a set and how
self-doubt works in her favour. The actress says she often thinks that she is not “good enough”.
Shefali is a prolific actress and her national and international awards are a testament to her work. When she appears on the screen, she owns every frame, even when she does not have any dialogue. He expressions convey a thousand words sans having her utter a single word – take a look at her emotional eating scene in Dil Dhadakne Do.
One would think that, after working as an actress for three-decades she would be confident, but she actually suffers from imposter syndrome.
Amidst an interaction with the media the Delhi Crime actress opened up on her ‘inner demon’.
She says, “she isn’t Good Enough”
Asked on facing ‘inner demons and fears’she said her inner demon would be that she had low self-esteem.”
Adding that it might sound absurd, but every time she does a project, she feels, “she isn’t “good enough”.
She confessed that she has imposter syndrome, a psychological experience when a person doubts their accomplishments and fears that they would be exposed as a fraud regardless being good at what they do.
Shefali Shah also fears Fears she would go blank on a movie set.
Sharing over her fears, she voiced that “director will say ‘action’ and she will stand there, blank.
Adding it’s very terrifying.”
However, it’s her belief that this self-doubt works in her favour. “The day she will be on a set thinking she knows how to do this, she thinks that’s the end of what she does.
“The fact that har set par main jati hun or mujhe lagta hai that this is the first time she is facing the camera, that is what works for me and which is great.
According to a report published in the National Library of Medicine, 62% people in a sample size of 11,483 reported suffering from imposter syndrome. While for many people, the condition can impact adversely, as Shah noted that it drives her to deliver memorable performances, one after another.
News Edit KV Raman
