"It is bizarre that a 50 plus something actor is acting opposite a 19-year-old actress": Dia Mirza slams Salman, Shahrukh, and others

Talking about women actors, Dia said that older men still play the lead in their film while it is not the case with older women in Bollywood

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Bollywood ace actress Dia Mirza expressed her opinion which might don't go well with the superstars of Bollywood. Dia slammed the Bollywood actors who are in 50s but still work with young actresses. Dia was giving an interview to Etimes on the surge in women-centric content due to OTT platform. 

Talking to the news agency Dia said, "I think stories and opportunities for female characters have opened up significantly. There are more female representations now, more than ever. We have more female directors, DoPs, and editors."

Talking about women actors, Dia said that older men still play the lead in their film while it is not the case with older women in Bollywood. She said, "I hope that this expression of female actors allows them to play the leading part even when they are older. But the unfortunate truth of the matter is that stories are not written for the female older characters as much as the male ones. It is even more unfortunate to see an older man playing younger parts."

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"The idea of beauty is always associated with youthfulness. I think that is why there is a large interest in consuming younger faces. There are a lot of actresses in their middle ages who are struggling and aren’t being cast because no stories are being written for them. The industry is male-dominated. Older men like to be cast opposite younger women to extend their own shelf life. It is bizarre that a 50 plus something actor is acting opposite a 19-year-old actress, Dia added. 

Although Dia did not take any name, it is not hidden that Bollywood superstars like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar and others work with actresses younger to them and with also new comers. 


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