In an interview with India Today Farida He pointed out how male actors like Anupam Kher, Amrish PuriAnd Om Puri He had more diverse roles, including comedians and villains, as well as being a father figure.
She lamented: “My male colleagues like Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri and Om Puri, who starred opposite me, became comedians and villains, apart from just being father figures. As female actors, this was never given to us, I was cursed with it. People had to deliver dialogues, do voice-overs, etc. He says I’m very good at . So where did they use it? Just to say ‘beta kaise ho’? I might be dying to show them this, but who gives me this chance? Not only me, but many character artists like me have also been subjected to this. .”
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He added: “We’re dying to show people this side of us, but do I have to make a movie myself to play the role I want? Even if you are a producer and you do this, then you become a laughing stock, they laugh at you. That’s why I would never do that.”
Farida later expressed her happiness to see OTT platforms providing opportunities to female actors. “When I see OTT today, I see that there are many actors who are not content with just playing mother roles; they will be able to do a lot of things now,” she said.
Farida Jalal took the stage for the last time Sanjay Leela BhansaliOTT series HeeramandiWhere she plays Taha Shah’s grandmother.
