Roles Are Written Specially For Male Actors, Not For Actresses: Hema Malini

Actor Hema Malini has disagreed that the OTT platforms have brought better roles and opportunities for the female actors. In a new interview, Hema said that actor Amitabh Bachchan gets roles that are written specially for him. She added that if a role is written keeping me in mind, it would be nice. Hema made her acting debut in 1963 with the Tamil film Idhu Sathiyam. She first acted in a lead role in Sapno Ka Saudagar (1968). Hema was last seen in Shimla Mirchi (2020), starring Rajkummar Rao and Rakul Preet Singh. In an interview with Mid-Day, Hema said, where are the opportunities today? Even today, author-backed roles are not found for actresses; they are reserved for male actors. Mr Amitabh Bachchan gets such great roles even now, they are written specially for him. But such special roles have not been written for actresses till today. If someone can write a [tailor-made] role keeping me in mind, it would be nice. I think I too am capable of performing well. She also added, I’m waiting to explore different kinds of roles, from dramatic to out of the box. The role has to be amazing, so that I can say yes immediately, but nobody has offered me anything like that yet. As an artiste, I would always want to do exciting projects. I will never say no to acting as it’s my passion.