Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat talked about how she managed to stay in the film industry despite media praise for her. Mallika says the portrayal of the sex symbol the media gave her playing her in her first film was very disturbing. Aside from that, the actor claims that he was only able to continue in this field because the media didn’t attract the attention of her great roles or her acting skills.
After the first film, Murder, the media began to describe her as a sex symbol. Although she has played great roles in several films, including Dasavatara with Kamal Haasan, one section of the media pretended not to have seen any. Even after starring in a Jackie Chan movie, these methods haven’t changed. The perception created by such media was in a sense torture. She tried not to take any of this seriously. Mallika says her answer is to choose the best films and act in them as much as possible.
Mallika was able to break out of such views as she grew up as an independent woman to inspire other women to find out what they are truly capable of. Mallika’s question is how many people can stay in the film industry for so long despite being awarded sex symbol status in a conservative society. For her, being able to write her own check is the greatest empowerment for women. Mallika says that if you can find money on your own, all your affairs will be under your control.
But the journey to where we are today was not an easy one. The truth is that there was no support even from the family. She said that in his country, women only get the price of cattle. He only told the truth then. He has a responsibility to fight this situation.
It is because of her fame that she has been able to make a small movement in the condition of women. She tried. But the media has never tried to write something like this. In a media interview, Mallika states that media attention was always on how glamorous her body was or how beautiful she looked in a bikini.
Summary in English: When Mallika Sherawat felt “bullied, harassed” by the media: “They were focusing only on my body”