Tabu Shares candid views on age-based discrimination in film industry
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prominent Bollywood actress Tabu recently reflected on how women are subjected to harsher age-based discrimination within the film industry.
- It is as if they think you don’t have a mirror at home, and they want to show you one,” Tabu remarked.
- The 54-year-old actress clarified that growing older is a daily experience rather than an abrupt shift.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Prominent Bollywood actress Tabu recently reflected on how women are subjected to harsher age-based discrimination within the film industry.
In an interview with an Indian media outlet, she spoke candidly about aging, the societal pressure placed on women, and the “diplomatic” attitudes prevalent in cinema. “You are not as worried about your age as others are. It is as if they think you don’t have a mirror at home, and they want to show you one,” Tabu remarked.
The 54-year-old actress clarified that growing older is a daily experience rather than an abrupt shift. She noted that it isn’t as if someone wakes up twenty years old one day and forty-five the next; rather, it is a gradual process that should be embraced.