20 October,2026 09:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rinku Dhawan (Pic/Instagram)
Rinku Dhawan has been a part of the entertainment industry for over 30 years and has often been seen playing negative and grey-shaded characters in shows like Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Choti Sarrdaarni and Anupamaa. However, the actress is now urging the industry to look beyond these roles and stop typecasting her. Taking to social media, she emphasised that her career is built on her talent.
Rinku Dhawan took to Instagram and issued a statement about being typecast in the industry after being in the business for 30 amazing years. She wrote, "Hello... this is Rinku Dhawan. A thought that has been on my mind for a long time. I am an actor. Please don't typecast me. I didn't start my career as an actor in negative roles/grey shades."
"If I have been a part of this amazing industry for 30 years, it is because of the skill, the talent... Please don't take that away from me by typecasting me," she added.
She captioned the post, "#actor #versatility #actorslife #talent #proudactor."
Actress Rinku Dhawan has expressed her desire to work in the OTT and web series space after boasting of an elaborate career spanning over two decades in the GEC space.
The actress took to the comment section of a casting post on social media to seek work in the digital space of the entertainment industry. She wrote, "... I want to work in web series." Interestingly, Rinku's public appeal for work echoes a move made by veteran actress Neena Gupta a few years ago, who had also taken to social media to seek roles.
Talking about Rinku, the actress has had a long and notable career in Indian television. She is best known for her role as Chhaya in the iconic show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii and many more. She was last seen in the hit show Anupamaa, where she portrayed an antagonist.
On the personal front, Rinku was married to actor Kiran Karmarkar, who essayed the role of Om Agarwal, her on-screen brother in the hit show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. The two reportedly fell in love during the shoot of the show and got married in 2001. After over 15 years of marriage, the couple parted ways and finalised their divorce in 2017. They have a son together.
