Asha Parekh Questions Male Dominance In Bollywood; Asks ‘People Are Writing Roles For Amitabh Bachchan Even Today, Why Aren’t They Writing Roles For Us?
Veteran actors Tanuja and Asha Parekh speak about how good roles are written for Amitabh Bachchan even today but not for them!
Veteran actors Tanuja and Asha Parekh have talked about male dominance in Bollywood. They participated in a talk session ‘Maitri: Female First Collective’, where they both spoke about challenges women faced in the film industry then and now and how good roles are written for Amitabh Bachchan even today. Asha asked why people are not writing roles- important to the film for them. She rued they are playing either mother, grandmother, or sister.
Asha Parekh was quoted saying, “Today, Mr Amitabh Bachchan, at this age also, people are writing roles for him. Why aren’t people writing roles for us? We also should be getting some roles which are important to the film. That’s not there. Either we are playing mother or sister Who’s interested?” Tanuja added and said, "Or now we're given grandmother roles.” She added, “For woman those days it was like if they got married, their career was finished. Now it is not so. So the hero’s maybe 50 or 55 years they are working with 20-year-olds and that is acceptable till today.”
Tanuja agreed and said, “In this time, it is very important for women to understand and tell yourself that – You are possible. You can’t say to yourself – I am impossible.” In fact, they also addressed the pay disparity in the industry and confessed that payment was always a problem, even now men are paid more. ALSO READ: Asha Parekh Gets BRUTALLY TROLLED For Fat-Shaming Women; Netizen Says, ‘Sad Veteran Like You Is Body-Shaming Women'
It is pertinent to say Big B even in his 80s is the busiest actor as he has many interesting and big-budget movies including Project K, Ganapath - Part 1, and Intern.
Meanwhile, veteran actor Asha Parekh was recently honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
