Zareen Khan marked her dream debut opposite Salman Khan in 2010 with the film ‘Veer’. While the project was labelled ‘dream debut’ back then, it did not really work out in her favour. Instead, she was called ‘Katrina Kaif’s lookalike’, which ultimately led to her failure to bag meaty roles once the buzz around 'Veer' fizzled out.
She also fell prey to online trolls and body shaming. Zareen, who was missing in action for quite some time, made her comeback with ‘Hate Story 3’. However, after maintaining silence over the years, Zareen has now finally opened up about her struggles and the challenges that she faced as an 'outsider' in Bollywood.
During a recently conducted interactive session with her followers on Reddit, Zareen answered all the netizens’ questions with utmost honesty.
When a user asked her how hard was it to make it in the industry as an outsider, to which Zareen replied, "Right now... Quite hard esp. if you aren't an A** licker".
She also went on to call working with Salman 'intimidating', and when a user asked her about her comparisons with Katrina and its impact on her career, the actress stated, "So when I entered this industry, I was literally like a lost child since I don't come from a filmy background so it made me feel really happy being compared to Katrina as I was her fan too and found her really pretty. But it backfired on my career as the people of this industry didn't give me a chance to prove my individuality."
When Zareen was asked, "How challenging was it for you to do Hate Story 3?" The actress shared that she did the film primarily for the money. The actress said, "Very! bcoz I never in my life thought I'd do something like this ... but there was a time in life when there wasn't any work coming in and I had to take care of my family .... so I did the film."
For those unaware, Zareen does not mince words and she called out favouritism in showbiz. When a user asked her, "What do you dislike the most about Bollywood industry?", she bluntly replied, "People working on the basis of friendship rather than talent."
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