In a podcast with Smita Prakash of ANI, the Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon exposed the reality of being an actress in the 90s and the misogyny as well as the ill treatment of women in Bollywood.
Despite her success as an actress, Tandon revealed she had suffered at the hands of the industry and media.
"90s gossip magazines were the worst. And some of those women, now I see, roaming around today carrying the women's lib badge over their heads and hearts, who were the worst enemies of women, who body-shamed women and would do everything possible to bring another woman down. Today they roam around as feminists, I wonder when did that happen? If I start telling stories about them," said Tandon in the podcast.
She also spoke candidly about the role male actors played in shaping or ruining an actress' career.
"If he wanted to pan a woman, the woman would be panned, shamed, literally, her career ruined in the magazines with nasty articles being put out about her. There were so many untrue articles put out because some hero would tell them to write something about her."
https://youtu.be/hb4NviK0Qz8
Despite her success as an actress, Tandon revealed she had suffered at the hands of the industry and media.
"90s gossip magazines were the worst. And some of those women, now I see, roaming around today carrying the women's lib badge over their heads and hearts, who were the worst enemies of women, who body-shamed women and would do everything possible to bring another woman down. Today they roam around as feminists, I wonder when did that happen? If I start telling stories about them," said Tandon in the podcast.
She also spoke candidly about the role male actors played in shaping or ruining an actress' career.
"If he wanted to pan a woman, the woman would be panned, shamed, literally, her career ruined in the magazines with nasty articles being put out about her. There were so many untrue articles put out because some hero would tell them to write something about her."
https://youtu.be/hb4NviK0Qz8