Mandana Karimi recalled her time in Bollywood, and how she felt 'disrespected', and was labelled 'difficult to work with'.
Iranian actor Mandana Karimi, known for appearing in the reality show 바카라Bigg Boss바카라 and film 바카라Kya Kool Hain Hum 3바카라, revealed that she quit Bollywood because it was getting 바카라unhealthy바카라 for her mental health. During an interview, she recalled the 바카라disrespect바카라 and 바카라harassment바카라 that she faced in her decade in showbiz.
바카라I don바카라t care about the fame, I don바카라t care about the money I used to earn. I used to, when I was younger, but not anymore,바카라 she told Shivani Pau. Mandana said that the breaking point came when she decided to accuse a director of sexual harassment a couple of years ago, and made the decision after knowing that another woman had experienced something similar with the same filmmaker. Speaking out against the filmmaker, she said, 바카라created more damage for me than good for me.바카라
Mandana revealed that she was also tired of being labelled as 바카라difficult to work with바카라, and how people would tell her that she doesn바카라t understand Indian culture. She said, 바카라It바카라s an industry that, if I had a child right now, I would be worried if my daughter wants to be a part of Bollywood. The industry in India is very different. It runs on who you know, who your father is, who your family is. Yes, later on, it depends on how good you are and how talented you are, but it바카라s very competitive.바카라
Mentioning how certain situations can be 바카라unhealthy바카라, Mandana added, 바카라For me, Bollywood was like that. I tried to find good people to work with바카라 I바카라m not saying that everyone is the same, there are some amazing people that I worked with바카라 Unfortunately, in my career, I didn바카라t have that many of those people. I had people who were very disrespectful, they treat you like, 바카라Oh, she바카라s a pretty girl, she doesn바카라t have support, we can do whatever we want바카라.
Mandana was the second runner-up on 바카라Bigg Boss season 9바카라, and she was also seen in the reality show 바카라Lock Upp바카라, hosted by Kangana Ranaut.