Women are no longer treated like glam dolls: Actor Genelia D’Souza

Bollywood actor and wife of Riteish Deshmukh,  Genelia D‘Souza says that there are some welcome changes for female actors in Bollywood over the past few years.

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“Women are given more weightage in films, their roles are given more perspective as opposed to them being treated as some glam dolls,” Genelia told IANS.

Saying that she is glad that “cinema has evolved with times”

“This is not coming from a place of being a feminist. According to me, you just make better cinema when you consider both sides, a woman’s and a man’s. The industry is moving in the right path, and I hope to see more changes in the future,” said the mother of two.

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Asked if he sees the gender dynamic shifting for the better, especially in cinema, Riteish added that, “There are progressive filmmakers who have taken the bold step to make movies on topics that were probably questionable, but when you see the public response to those, it’s extremely exciting.”

Riteish also says that “male actors have had it easy for a very long time in terms of whether married or divorced, single, it never made a difference to the kind of roles they played or people’s perception of their stardom.”

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“However, a leading lady had to face a few more hardships when it came to being offered a role. Their relationship among other things would affect people’s perception of your role,” he said.

He adds that in last 10 years, there have been many leading actresses who have “taken front foot and gotten some amazing box office success without falling prey to the society’s earlier perception.”

The Bollywood couple is co-hosting the second season of Flipkart Video’s Ladies Vs Gentlemen, an interesting show where celebrities debate out a range of questions about the two genders. It is the first time the couple is hosting a show together.