Actor Priyamani says it is a welcome change in the Indian film industry where female actors are not relegated to supporting roles post marriage.
Actor Priyamani says it is a welcome change in the Indian film industry where female actors are not relegated to supporting roles post marriage.
Actor Priyamani says it is a welcome change in the Indian film industry where female actors are not relegated to supporting roles post marriage.
The National Award-winning actor praised her contemporaries -- Nayanthara, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Kajal Aggarwal -- for making some great career decisions.
"Post marriage, women are getting roles that are tailor made for them. At the end of the day, it바카라s a choice. If you want to take a break after marriage, and want to focus more on your family or if you want to continue (working).
"Actresses are getting married or are making a comeback after marriage but now they are getting author backed roles. The status of being married is no longer making a difference to the industry. Nayanthara, Samantha and Kajal Aggarwal are doing very well. Kajal has got a kid (too),바카라 Priyamani told PTI in an interview.
Earlier, female actors were reduced to "mother", "sister" or "sister-in-law" parts after marriage, the actor lamented.
"Once upon a time, married actresses, at least in the south, were reduced to doing (supporting roles). They (industry people) said, 'once the actress is married, fans will not be there. Probably your body shape will change.'
"They were reduced to getting mother or sister or sister-in-law바카라s roles to actors who were earlier their co-stars,바카라 Priyamani added.
The actor is currently looking forward to the release of her upcoming Hindi movie 바카라Maidaan바카라, in which she stars alongside Ajay Devgn.
The film, which chronicles the golden years of Indian football in the early 1950s-60s through the eyes of the team바카라s coach Syed Abdul Rahim, played by Devgn, is directed by Amit Sharma of 바카라Badhaai Ho바카라 fame.
Priyamani is aware of the limited screen time allotted to her character Saira, who she described as Rahim's confidante and emotional support system.
"The camaraderie between both of them is actually like friends. The family dynamics are very important (to the story)... All of them (family members) have a significant part to play in the film,바카라 Priyamani said, adding, she shot for the film for 15 days.
Produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Arunava Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla, 바카라Maidaan바카라 is set for a theatrical release on the occasion of Eid on April 11.
Priyamani is equally thrilled about kick-starting work on the third season of the critically-acclaimed OTT series 바카라The Family Man바카라. It is headlined by Manoj Bajpayee and directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK.
바카라I would not say it is a cakewalk to play the character (of Suchi again). I바카라m definitely very careful. I don바카라t know what season three has in store for us. We are also waiting to start shooting. We will be called for the reading very soon,바카라 she said.
Priyamani said she also wants to collaborate with Vidya Balan, who is her second cousin.
바카라I would love to collaborate with her. It is something that even I바카라 manifesting. Let바카라s hope we sisters get to work together. I met her recently at a party in November, it was a fleeting moment, she came and left in ten minutes,바카라 the actor said.
Going forward, the actor said she has been quite picky about choosing her next role.
"I바카라m very choosy about what I do. I hope I get to do something nice here (in Hindi cinema). There are a lot of offers which are led by female protagonists but I'm just taking my time and choosing (films). I don't want to just keep doing everything and anything that is being offered to me,바카라 Priyamani said.