Actress Mallika Sherawat will soon be seen in a digital show titled Booo.. Sabki Phategi, a horror-comedy. She said in her initial days in the film industry, filmmakers were interested in exploring her 'bold' image rather than acting skills and never found her a good fit as a 'Bollywood heroine'.
The actress, who got famous for her bold scenes in the 2004 film Murder, has been living with the tag of a 'bold' heroine. The image of women in the entertainment industry is changing. Sharing her opinion on it, Mallika shared. "It is such a progressive step towards a positive direction now I feel that the film industry is much inclusive for women rather than the earlier days when I started out. These days filmmakers are thinking of writing multi-dimensional roles for women in cinema."
"When I came into the film industry, filmmakers did not know what to do with me, what kind of role I should be offered because I am a strong, opinionated actress with no inhibitions of kissing on screen". "I am always comfortable in my skin," she added. She has appeared in Bollywood and international films like The Myth, Welcome, Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam, Ugly Aur Pagli and Hisss. "In my early days, girls were only shown, especially in love-stories, like a good girl, girlfriend of the hero or just being there for glamour."
Mallika added, "Everything is evolving, so should the narrative. It is great to see, in a film like Badhaai Ho, a veteran actress like Neenaji gets her due as a performer," she said. However, she thinks that there is a constant pressure on women all over the world to look good and maintain a body image.
"Even I feel the pressure to but thankfully because of my lifestyle, it is not very hard for me to get affected by the negativity around body image. I am a vegan, so the food I eat is very healthy. I live a very organic life and practice yoga. That is one exercise form that works for my body, good blood circulation, breathing everything. Since I am very consistent with my practice, it is only easy for me to look good," she said with a smile.
(Source: IANS)
