Nancy Thakkar: It’s important to dabble in different mediums

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Actor Nancy Thakkar believes in exploring different mediums of acting and live performances to sustain herself in the industry..

She has worked in feature films, short films, OTT series as well as theatre, and feels that it's important to continue improving her craft by trying different avenues simultaneously..

Thakkar has also done over 100 ads and is currently shooting for a short film and a feature film...

Actor Nancy Thakkar has worked in feature films, short films, OTT series along with her engagements with theatre..

I played female lead in yet-to-release Tamil film Perfect Love starring Ramesh Aravind and have shot for feature film Phir Se Shadi starring Sharib, Sheeba Chaddha and Danish Hussain..

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