Actor Divyendu Sharma, who features in Badnaam Gali and is gearing up for the new season of web series "Mirzapur", says though talent helps to survive in the long run, luck plays an important part in Bollywood which is not entirely a merit-based industry.

After making a big screen debut in 2011 with Pyaar Ka Punchnama, in which his performance was widely praised, Divyendu's career did not pan out the way it was expected to. While he featured in films Chashme Baddoor, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Batti Gul Meter Chalu, he came more into focus only with Mirzapur last year.