India, Nov. 5 -- Breaking into the Indian film industry without a godfather or industry connections can be an intimidating experience for outsiders, who often have to find their feet without any guidance or support. In a recent interview with GQ India, actor Sobhita Dhulipala opened up about her own struggles as an outsider and recalled how difficult it was to navigate the industry without anyone to guide her.

Sobhita moved from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai for college while pursuing modelling. She won the Miss India Earth pageant in 2013, hoping it would help her enter runway modelling and eventually films. However, she revealed that the win did not work in her favour, as her pageant background was held against her during runway auditions, w...