Kusha Kapila was thrilled when she was offered a role in Maamla Legal Hai’s second season. More importantly, she felt ready. For years, she was putting in the work after she realised her acting career wasn’t shaping up as well as her content creator run had. “Everything had panned out so nicely for me. I thought this [acting] would too. But a reality check is good for you,” quipped Kapila, showing that signature humorous streak. 

She is one of the most popular exports from the content creation world to the film industry. But soon after foraying into acting with Ghost Stories (2020), she understood she needed to earn her place. “I told myself, ‘This is not working out. Take a step back and learn for two years.’ I came to Mumbai, and became a student before I became an actor. During that time, I let go of many opportunities because I felt I couldn’t do justice to them. If you don’t want to be a marketing hire, you need to suss it out before anybody else can,” she said.