Ratna Pathak Shah has all the time been candid and open in her views of the Hindi movie business, be it speaking concerning the lack of higher roles for feminine actors or the difficulty of ageism. Here are just a few instances when Ratna spoke about feminine actors within the business and referred to as for higher roles for them. (Also learn: Dhak Dhak producer Pranjal reveals Ratna Pathak Shah hesitated at first, is now a trained biker: Meri haddiya tudwayega)

On Deepika Padukone

In an interview with Rediff in 2014, Ratna talked concerning the lack of difficult elements for feminine actors within the business and stated, “They can barely write a good part for Deepika Padukone, so how are they going to write a good part for me? Poor girl, she has been around for several years now and she just got one decent part, something that is really going to stand the test of time. India is getting educated and it is changing in a big way. When this bunch of kids grow up and they look back at the kind of films that were made, they will find it ridiculous.”

On Waheeda Rehman

In an interview with Film Companion final yr, Ratna spoke about Waheeda Rehman after she was conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. She stated, “I’m sorry that a Waheeda Rehman in our country doesn’t get the parts that she deserves. What a fabulous woman, and what a fabulous actress she is! All they want to do is give her a little award and stick her in one corner. Really? Give her a good role, for Christ’s sake. Keep the award.”

On Deepti Naval

Ratna additionally shared how fantastic actors like Deepti Naval have been by no means given their due within the parallel cinema house. During a conversation with Siddharth Kannan final yr, she stated, “Aap us zamane ke filmein dekhe, Deepti Naval jaise fantastic actress ko kitne function mile us tarah ki filmon mein? Wahi chaar the na bande – Naseer, Om, Shabana, Smita! (Take a take a look at the movies from that period, what number of movies might a beautiful actress like Deepti Naval do? There have been solely 4 figures, Naseer (Naseeruddin Shah), Om (Puri), Shabana (Azmi), Smita (Patil)!).”

Ratna Pathak Shah was last seen in the film Dhak Dhak. She has acted in several noteworthy films in her decades-long career, including Mirch Masala, Mandi, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Khoobsurat, Lipstick under my Burkha, and Kapoor & Sons.

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