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“All powerful roles go to Big B”, Sharmila Tagore Calls Film Industry ‘Ageist’

Hindi film industry has long had the reputation of not offering women over 45 enough roles in the lead, with female-driven plots and stories. Although this has been changing for the past few years, with actors like Tabu, Raveena Tandon, Aishwarya Rai – still being seen on celluloid. But for long, mainstream cinema discarded female … ““All powerful roles go to Big B”, Sharmila Tagore Calls Film Industry ‘Ageist’”

Sara Ali Khan Calls Salman Khan ‘Uncle’ On-Stage At The IIFA Awards [Watch Video]

At the recently held IIFA awards, Sara Ali Khan ended-up addressing Bollywood actor Salman Khan as ‘uncle’ on-stage. The actress, who’s daughter to Salman’s long-time industry-friend and colleague – Saif Ali Khan, apparently shares a personal familial bond with Salman, and in lie of that – addressed the 56 year old as ‘uncle’ on the … “Sara Ali Khan Calls Salman Khan ‘Uncle’ On-Stage At The IIFA Awards [Watch Video]”

Sanjay Dutt Says He’s Too Old To Be Romancing Alia Onscreen

It has long-been debated in Bollywood, how male-actors get away with casting and romancing actresses less than half their age, propagating an ageist thinking against female actors of their own age. For years, it hasn’t been uncommon to see a 50 year old actor romancing a 17 or 18 year old female, without age being … “Sanjay Dutt Says He’s Too Old To Be Romancing Alia Onscreen”

“People pass comments like ‘ab buddhi lagne lagi hai’ or ‘ab moti ho gai hai’”, Lara Dutta On Age-Shaming Faced By Actresses

We have often seen how female actors in Bollywood are subjected to ageism much more than their male counterparts. While male-actors continue to play the ‘mainstream hero’ in films even past the age of 50, actresses are often judged based on their looks – and their career’s life expectancy has always been considered lower. Actress, … ““People pass comments like ‘ab buddhi lagne lagi hai’ or ‘ab moti ho gai hai’”, Lara Dutta On Age-Shaming Faced By Actresses”

Reader’s Opinion: Whose Voice Do You Love More – Lata Mangeshkar Or Asha Bhosle?

Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle – two singing divas who also happen to be blood sisters, who have dominated the world of music with their unique and legendary vocal chords. The ultimate songstress of Indian playback music have more than 7 decades of musical experience under their respective belts, with both of them boasting of … “Reader’s Opinion: Whose Voice Do You Love More – Lata Mangeshkar Or Asha Bhosle?”