Divya Dutta is undoubtedly one of the most talented actresses we have in Bollywood. She completes 25 years in the industry this year and we recently met her and spoke to her about her journey in Bollywood.
While talking we came up with the topic that how after a certain age, actresses are either offered the role of a mother or the roles that are near to her age. We asked Divya if she thinks this needs to be changed, to which she said, “Isn’t it changed? See Badhaai Ho, Neena Ji (Neena Gupta) has done something amazing and she has played a slightly younger role than what she is. It is the most delightful thing to see her in the category of the main lead. So, changes are happening, of course, there are so many stories where women have integral parts. You can’t afford to ignore women of all ages.”
“I think an actor is an actor. We always compare things with the other industries, but there they play all ages. But here, the hero in his 50s can romance a younger actress, so why not women. But I have done that in Badlapur (laughs),” she added.
In Badlapur, Divya romanced Varun Dhawan who is around 10 years younger than her.
Watch the whole interview here…
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