Do Women In Bollywood Quit Or Get Thrown Out Of The Industry? 

I remember in Koffee with Karan Sara Ali Khan and Janvi were saying after 30 it's difficult to achieve success and Karan was giving them Deepika's example.. Imagine if nepo kids are insecure about getting chances how much it would be difficult for Mrunal, Sanya Malhotra who don't have much support.. Everyone can't be Deepika,or Priyanka..

Kangana 's scene in intro reminded me how wise and aware she used to sound, her opinions used to be provoking and I use to feel she's a better speaker than Priyanka😩😩

I dont know why but I strongly believe if Preeti Zinta would have starred opposite to Shah Rukh Khan in Dunki rather than Tapsee the film would have been so much elevated for a big screen experience.

You're not the only simp for Preity Zinta

Sridevi, Rani Mukherjee, Tabu defied all the norms regarding actress shelf life. Clearly merit in acting and versatility also play a huge role in this matter

To be honest the person that worries me the most is Aishwarya Rai, her performance in PS 1 and PS2 proved to me how seasoned she is and how so much of a great actor she still is. I do not know if its a personal choice of hers or if Indian producers have abandoned her. I feel there is still more i want to see from her. People feel the beauty supersedes the talent but her performance in PS2 proved otherwise. I hope she wins a national award for that performance maybe that way she will get more roles

Bhai can legit hear the change in the pitch of his voice when Jammy started speaking about Preity😂😂 (us bro us)

The usage of the term *"shelf life"* itself is incredibly problematic ... Actresses are people, not perishable items that spoil with age. It is one of the worst expressions of the pure objectification that they are subjected to

I think there is criteria to fit young actress for pretty face role... But if they want them to pull off tough role they go with veterans like tabu/vidiya/ neena gupta etc

The whole film industry doesn't know how to create a good female character even in hollywood I know there are some gems but that's it , even some of them relevant because of nostalgia or fresh air Nowadays film industry is like a dating app and your films,looks is your resume

I remember my husband looking at a recent video clip of Kareena Kapoor saying she has aged and still trying too hard....i was like, wtf! She is looking what a woman her age typically looks like, and is yet working hard to keep up with the industry with mostly relevant characters.

Another example of a leading female actress, with excellent prowess on camera was Gracy Singh… sad to see that she’s also faded away over the years…

7:36 U literally spoke my heart out. Watching "Wanted" every now and then is my guilty pleasure and seeing Ayesha Takia's acting to portray how traumatized her character was when she sees Radhey voilently butchering the gangs in the ruins made me realise just how brilliant and underrated her acting potential is👌👌

Preeti zinta man I just love her so much I wish she will come back someday there are a few rumors hopefully we see her in the future movies she has such a charming personality her movies are so amazing I bloody miss her 😭 and don't worry you're not the only one simping for her 🤝🤣😩

Rimi sen is probably one actress after Tabu and Nimrit that shared great chemistry with Irrfan. I still go back to thank you movie just to see their banters over a tea coming late, dog biting one of friends. its hilarious AF🤣

Lara Dutta was way ahead of the curve in the 2000s. Also, Sushmita Sen and her with their clarity of thought is honestly what I aspire to.

There is no debate here. Bollywood is incredibly sexist both on and off screen. We, as the audience, are also a part of it because who they cast depends on who the majority of us will pay money to watch on screen and evidently we do not buy tickets to exclusively go see these actresses when they have films in theatres. This is the sad truth and everyone has to do better

Only Mrunal Thakur gives the girl next door vibes after Preity Zinta , Amrita Rao, Minisha lamba, Ayesha takia, and Juhi chawla

Now with the advent of OTT I think female actors have a plethora of options to choose from. It's about adaptability as well. Once you are no longer considered "leading lady material", you can get into other aspects such as production etc. Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra are great examples of sustenance. It is the unfortunate truth that a 70 year old male actor can still be a leading man and a 35 year old female actor can't.

Seeing the comment section I have realised one thing that we don’t give enough credit to Kareena Kapoor. The woman has been doing leading roles for about 24 years now. She probably has the longest career as a leading lady and that too in commercial movies. Tabu is great but she also moved to character roles and all the contemporaries of Kareena moved away from commercial and main leads but the woman is still very much the Centre of attraction doing movies with all the big male stars

Madhuri...Sri Devi....Rani and Tabu can be safely considered as the female superstars in Bollywood as they have stayed relevant since the 90s till date

Asin was really a good actress... Loved her acting in ready, bol bacchan and all is well.. wanted to see more of her but unfortunately she disappeared suddenly 😢

9:24 Rhea in Kabhi alvida na kehna....set a totally new benchmark for a bahu's character 🤌🤌🤌...has to be karan johars best work till date🎉🎉

I know this may be an Unpopular Opinion But sometimes directors also contribute to this by casting the same actress in literally every big project the prime example being Alia Bhatt I know she is a Great Actress But right now it seems any Big Project with a Female Lead is hers even before it is announced leaving little for her Contemporaries to choose from

The quality of the writing, the politics, the patriarchal mind set, lack of security or standardization all of these play a part.

Lea Seydoux said it best. Not only Bollywood but big progressive industries like Hollywood have same attitudes toward woman actors. I honestly think the size of industry does play some role in this because several small industries over the world do good job with their actresses.

And that's why Rani Mukerji, Madhuri Dixit and Ravina Tandon are considered best of the best actress In whichever scene they are present the steal the entire spotlight just because of thier acting performance Also Pretty Zinta there are rumours of her being in Lahore 1947 along with Sunny Deol

What about Shilpa Shetty? In my opinion, she looks more beautiful now than she did in early 90s. I wonder why she's not doing movies.

5:53 Lara Dutta’s comedic timing in No Entry was off the charts. Anil Kapoor and Lara Dutta’s scenes in No Entry had us in splits in the theater.

How can you forget Mallika Sherawat? Man, she was one impressive, unyielding woman who stood up against regressive attitudes in Indian society!

Preity Zinta's case is very different from all others you mentioned in here. She was already a huge superstar like Alia and Deepika when she started leaving films during 2007-08 for IPL and was still getting good films (like Jab We Met) but rejected them all. So increasing in her age, stereotypical roles, or flop films had nothing to do with her just like in the case of other disappearing actresses. That's why it hurts very much when it comes to her.

It depends on priorities at the end and the opportunity you get. Tabu and Kajol from 90s batch have held their position because of their transition. Madhuri and Raveena both keep themselves in limelight but not by doing movies so cant really count them. Same goes with few other 90s/2000s actresses. Kareena from 2000s have transitioned from commercial heroine to more of character roles. But luckily she still gets commerical films in between. Vidya and Rani have slowly transitioned to more of the middle of road movies and not entirely leading lady type roles. Kangana had the opportunity to continue but have got distracted not. Deepika and Alia have maintained their streak so far. But there is chance of breaking it in few years from now. Absolutely agree with Jammy on Preity, Lara, Rimi and Amrita.

Imo actresses who passed their prime must accept character roles to cater the audience for example if we talk about actors than akshay khanna, bobby deol are few of a names they delivered superhits in the past but now they have accepted the fact that to survive in the industry you must accept character roles

pov: you opened this video when it's just posted and there's no comment 😭😭

Preity Z has been roped in for Lahore 1947 with Sunny D, a project directed by Rajkumar Santoshi & produced by Amir Khan.🤞

It is plainly a knee-jerk impact of how our society is. Beyond a certain age the women are expected to let go of their aspirations, dreams and wants. Like till today, remarrying is a thing that gets you a side-eye. If it were'nt, more movies could be made depicting women giving life another shot at a much later age that'd open the gates for female actors who've supposedly reached the saturation point of their career. Ending on the note that things would change gradually towards favourable✌️.

Thank you so much Jammy for this beautiful (yet sad in terms of how such brilliant actresses are no longer seen as much as they used to be earlier.) video !!! You actually covered almost all of my favourite actresses 🥺❤️ Wonderfully analyzed video 🙌🏼👌🏼

You missed Rani Mukherjee. She is the best example of an actor who has stayed relevant for almost 25 years !!

Though kangana has accepted to join politics this year, i am excited to see her career and films when she turns 40s, i hope she manages to have that longevity with her career, cuz it might be an unpopular opinion but kangana and vidya changed the dynamics in female centric roles and because of them we can see a janhvi doing gunjan in her second film or sara doing ae watan

NICE video! very relevant topic that nobody talks about ...

I don't know why this question arises only for women to choose or to balance between career and personal life whereas most men will not even hear this once in their life. Why women are assumed to give up or to balance their careers, marriage, children all alone but nothing is expected from men in this regard.

9:47 I liked her in ‘Happy Ending’ with Saif LIKE WE MISS THAT ROM-COM ENERGY

Aftet so many years, in 2012, we got a movie called English Vinglish where we saw Sridevi making her comeback after so many years and made it a commercial success that too in an important content role. Is it possible for the other actresses mentioned above to make such an amazing comeback ? I don't know. Chances are possible. They can make it. But it depends upon their choice whether they want to comeback or not.

IMO, this phenomenon is present in every other film industry. For instance during 90's in Kannada Film industry there was heroine named 'Malashree' who used to action roles and got equal recognition and remuneration as a hero. But that feat has not repeated till now. Same goes with Anushka Shetty in Telugu industry. Such exceptions can be seen in every other Film industries but no repetions. May be, It also has to do with the audience taste. Even now, the deep mass pockets in India dont get along with a Female-lead movies as much as a male-lead.

I think this is due to very few female lead roles available in the commercial genre which also have depth and their acting can be applauded by critics. Whoever gets these roles prolly is noted to be the next big actress. These lesser roles may be due to the lack of female directors and female writers.

I don't think they're thrown out to the side but if the opportunities dry up. You gotta move on to the next best thing. I also think some take a break because they can afford it since they've been working since they were kids. This is so unlike seen in today's generation of actors since so many of them start their careers super late. I don't think it's super late at 23 - 25 for some like Sara Ali Khan but it is compared to the older stars who were mostly child actors.

The scene is changing thanks to OTT but it also means that their scope is limited to webseries and not mainstream. The only reason Deepika , Kat or maybe a PC are where they are is because they have excellent business acumen and a great team. And they are diversifying money everywhere to gain visibility.

Minissa Lamba even looks like an angel offscreen! I met her once in a bookstore and trust me all I saw was not that tall and decked up, but a serene sans makeup, glowing lovely lady. She's so calm and lovely

Ayesha takia with Salman in wanted 💯 on of the things I was missing during watching radhe

I would love to see Priety Zinta and SRK in a Romantic movie of single people in their 40s trying to Find love in India. Going through what all people who are single in India go through (especially women) and then eventually fall in love.

Yes I wanted you to make a video of these actresses we got in 2000s and majority of them are now nowhere visible. Please also make a video of the batch of Actresses.

I just miss PZ , she is a charming actor and a funny host (if u remember her talk show)....also I want to see Anushka Sharma back on screen soon ❤

From where do you come up with such engaging content... Please reply Jammy😊

Alia bhatt is the most overrated and copying actress. But kitna bhi copy karle, she cant long last, becaz fakeness or copying others, or buying awards cant make her the one. Sridevi mam, Madhuri dixit, aishwarya rai, Deepika padukone in their respective era 80,90s, 20s, and now its deepika. Thats it. I think these have a real stardom without any kind of manipulation. , these above 4 Bollywood Queens❤ Not only south, north, all across these r The self made superstar

More than anything I am coming here almost everyday to listen to the way you format your scripts. I absolutely love how you tell stories. Working on my writing. Btw what is the process of writing for you like? How do you do the research for your scripts?

love your analysis. I agree that now with more platforms other than movies, good actresses will get some great scripts and roles.

Bitter truth most of the time actresses are thrown out of the industry, unless they don't get compatible with changing times, or get obsolete. But, few renowned actresses like Meenakshi sheshadri and Madhuri Dixit quit the industry themselves. Actress like Kareena Kapoor is still looking good for another 10 years.

The batch of kareena katrina deepika and pryanka have completely broken the cycle todays actresses are struggling to match their popularity

I just recently saw the trailer of THE IDEA OF YOU starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine and I asked myself will there be a Bollywood or any wood movie where the older woman falls in love with a younger man. Maybe a Kareena or Tabu can do it but who else??? Will the audience accept it (maybe in OTT but still). Also in the younger lot we have only a handful of heroines who can do some incredible comedy in films (my opinion)

3:10 She’s fierce and very talented. I’d love to see her Instagram Lives because she’d be so entertaining.

Was eagerly waiting for Bipasha Basu's name to pop up in this list😢😢

Here is this video and ....there is a heroine KAREENA KAPOOR, who is still rulling even in her 24th year in the industry that too being 43 💪

Ayesha Takia (along with Gul Panag) in “Dor” was PHENOMENAL. And she was the best part of “Socha Na Tha” .. which remains my favorite Imtiaz Ali movie.

Those with really good acting chops have survived. N like the various interviews of these actresses , somewhere some reason they opted to give priority for something els than just acting. Some just fell out of love with acting. So maybe even the level of passion required is one of the reasons many just gave up . But with the wave of OTT maybe many who din have the choices back then will have. But it will also boil down to choices they make. N also the impact they create with acting even with small screen time. U can also add kajol n rani to the list , since they too stopped making movies at the same pace that they used to. I miss kajol the most since she s such a great actress. Atleast now she s beginning to make more OTT movies. So hopefully we ll get to see more of her n all the yesteryear actresses. N yes the movie makers n writers need to make more well written fleshed out female characters as well. That cud also be one of the reasons why they actresses r not inspired enuf. While tabu and Vidya from early on opted to make different movies n different kinda roles so that they themselves don’t get saturated by the same roles n get burnt out. So yea. Tats tat

Its sad to see that producers now find it very difficult to look past Alia and Deepika (not discrediting their talent) Sad to see how all these talented women slowly end up fading from the limelight

I genuinely feel bad for all the 90s actresses who had made such a huge contribution to Indian cinema. Madhuri, Juhi, Raveena, Manisha, Urmila and so many others are no longer seen in the big screen. Now, they are long lost amidst the glamour and glitz of the younger lot. Even the glamour of actresses likle Kareena and Katrina is dwindling out. Deepika will hv a baby and then disappear too. Then they would be confined to low budget OTT films or supporting.

Anmol, how about a video on Anurag Kashyap's impact on Indian cinema?

Kanagan ❤ and her never give up spirit is so inspiring. Her nepotism debate snow balled and people are questioning mediocrity more openly.Her choice of words might be questionable but we need to appreciate that guts.

Preity Zinta was great in so many memorable films: Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Na Ho, Salaam Namaste, Veer Zaara, etc.

Nature of society does make a difference. Asin's husband did not want her to do films. Gulzar is reported to have beaten Rakhee for working in films after marriage and was opposed to her romantic scenes with male actors. Nutan's husband also reportedly disliked her for working in films, keeping in touch with colleagues or meeting media. Suchitra Sen's husband and in laws also disliked her acting in films. Kapoors had also banned Neetu, Babita from working in films after marriage and Kareena, Karisma sort of rebelled to act in films or else Kapoors did not prefer their women acting in films. Rajesh Khanna is also said to have banned Dimple Kapadia from working in films after marriage and shooing producers who offered her work. She had to separate from him to work again in 80s. Amitabh Bachchan also did not prefer Jaya to work in films. Dharmendra was also opposed to Esha or any woman from his family to work in films. Sanjay Dutt had banned his daughter from even visiting India or meeting media or industry persons as he did not want her to work in Bollywood.

I haven't figured out yet the exact dynamic or a sort of equation but there is an undeniable connection between society and media. In an honest reflection it shouldn't be difficult to see that a woman's youth is what we humans give importance to (not to say men aren't enforced to such dogmatic expectations, for them it's on their value as a provider) so it's just a sad damn reality that women sort of fade out..

Sridevi's box office hold is extremely high. Be it 80s or 90s or even her comback like english vinglish and mom. Even after a 15 years break , she made her comeback movies successful with brilliant performance. Oherwise audience easily forget actors in 5 to 6 years. You mentioned that actresses get very similar roles, but in sridevi's case, its not true , she had most versatile portfolio of roles (sadma, chaalbaaz, chandni, Lamhe, nagina, ladla, judaai, gumraah etc etc. ) and she was mostly the hero of her films starting from 80s to last decade. Though she took a volunteery break but still her impact never faded.

What we people don’t realise is that actors have screen age which is determined by how they look. Whether we like it or not but females have less shelf life compared to male counterparts because primarily majority of females are casted to sell glamour and look beautiful and sexy. They also don’t have much of a role in the story as well so they fade away very quickly. To counter that you have to be like Tabu who never really was in the movies because she was just beautiful, sexy and glamorous. She was and still an outstanding actress first. That’s why if female actors want to prolong their shelf life then focus on your craft first and then the looks. Otherwise you will be in a movie just for sex appeal like Amrita Rao, Manisha Lamba and Katrina Kaif etc.

What I wouldn't do to see Preity, Amrita and Ayesha again!! 🥹🥹

Anmol You're super insightful brother Such an important video On the eve of Women's day You're actually putting forth an important issue This straight up reflects upon the patriarchal shackles of the so called double standards modern society Where a woman ought to age like wine But is often discarded as bad ale On the other hand we men are as timeless as the mountains. P.S. More power to Tried & Refused Productions always

There is huge flaw in our bollywood , first of all we don't appreciate actors and actresses we appreciate hero and heroines , people love actors mostly for their charms , aura , style and actresses for their looks ( i know its harsh but its truth ) , so its natural when actresses become old her beauty doesn't able attract people to the theatre so she is bound loose work , same happens with actors also , if they try to something out of the box their movie flops so they do same and same shit again to make audience happy , fortunately with advent of ott people are becoming aware and choosing movies wisely but still if we keep worshiping heros and heroines they will keep producing heros and heroines , we have to appreciate actors and actresses and suddenly you will see the change...

the only actresses who have had long careers are the ones heavily protected by the industry itself - the Kapoors, the Bhatts, the Khans with a few exceptions. the women who have their fathers, husbands, and brothers looking out for them and protecting them. It is exhausting to be a woman in the world period especially in a world like Bollywood. I can't imagine what it must be like for an average woman from an average family to remain "a beautiful, feminine" actress while also fighting every day for survival.

I truly miss Minissha Lamba🖤 i adore her screen presence and omg the songs she featured in ! Outstanding. I vibe to the underrated gem Mausam awesome, Say S for Soniya, Jogi Mahi till date. Shes cute, subtle, expressive, natural and adorable

Minisha Lamba is a very intelligent lady. I was blown away when I found one of her interviews some years back and she talked about how much of her life she had already pre planned including being aware of this shelf life thing in the industry. It was just mind blowing level of intelligence.

I remember Gracy Singh working in 2 back to back blockbuster movies lagaan n munna bhai mbbs n also some good movies like Armaan and gangaajal than suddenly disappeared ( i really don’t know what transpired her to work in desh Drohi )

Don't misunderstand me. I think what happened to Amrita Rao happened for her own good. Later she will feel happy for it. May God bless her

Preeti Zinta is my childhood crush ❤

Most of the examples discussed on this video are Outsiders, i think it has to do.with bring an outsider and not having enough connections. Apart from shelf-lige approaching, there were actresses like Kajol, Kareena, etc whose Shelf-lives got little more extended due to Kjo and other biggies' monopoly. And other actresses were left to do the small budget routine movies, which were not as much accepted those days as much they get accepted now. Now tines have changed which is why we get to see more of Yami, Sania Malhotra, Nussrat Barucha, Kriti Sanon, but could not see kore of Aiysha takia, Amrita Arora , etc.

What about aishwarya rai? I mean she used to be bigger than what she is now we remember movies like hddcs devdas dhoom 2 which brought a wave at box-office. I don't know much about acting but I'm pretty sure she was really very good everyone appreciates her roles in hddcs devdas guzaarish chokher Bali raincoat and now PS 1 and PS 2. What do you think about her?

Love that you made this video.

The vanity industry and culture of society (which makes up the audience) have a huge role here.

I totally agree with you.

The only person i wanna see more of is Aishwarya rai- I've always felt can she can do so much as compared to what she has done till now

No offence Jammy bhai but in my opinion Jammy review

jammy you're not the only one simping for preity😭 I sure hope that we get to see her on the big screen or a series in the near future sometime

I would say even genelia should be a part of this conversation. At one point in time she was at the top of her game in the telegu industry and even the hindi industry but she chose to focus more onher family and casters just assmed she is quitting after marriage. Personally, she isn't even that old yet and I don't understand why she is not being casted anymore. Her role in ved was amazing. As much as I dislike the story (both ved and the og majili) I can see the female lead part being demanding in terms of acting and both samantha and genelia killed it

But men are still casted as heroes and actresses after a certain age they will be considered old and get roled as moms or aunts . Its happening in every film industry . I find terrible when old uncles as heroes get 20 to25 yrs old females as heroines 😅 Its very hard to watch...

bollywood is an ocean , you have to just keep swimming , the moment you take a break you drown, Thats the only secret , Kareena kept at it against all adversities and the actress who was insufferable in Prem ki Diwani hoo is now the superstar and rightly so. ..Just keep Swimming , Just keep Swimming

I feel height factor was also one of the reasons in Indian film industry unlike Hollywood here there is always such perception like actress should not be taller than their male leads if u see apart from Aamir and Anushka u don't see tall actresses paired opposite to shoter actors that is also one reason especially with earlier actresses like Sonali Bindre and Lara Dutta for not getting roles especially they r 90's actresses they faced this more than the current actresses like Katrina opp to Aamir we love them right then why is this alws a problem, in Hollywood Tom cruise is paired opposite to Nicole Kidman we love their pair on and off-screen. And the short actresses are also not given more opportunities like Rani Mukherjee only works under Yash Raj banner and Preity Zinta and Minisha are also considered short IDK y is this a problem again coz if u see Priety Zinta has alwz given best films and been part of best stories that has set Bollywood to an other example of beautiful stories and choice of films. Chori chori chupke chupke, kya kehna, koi mil Gaya, veer-zara, lakshya, kal ho na ho. Especially Her role in kabhi Alvida na kehna, my most fav Dil chahta hai. She as an actress alws tried to give good films or good roles. Then y shd height be a drawback. Now Alia is doing good, with coming times we see slight transition.

ageism in bollywood fr is a thing and also a actress being married might also be a issue today scrolled down the comments from a short of a mv video of deepika where she wore a bikini and one comment said something like how can she dress like that now that she is married lol she has worn bikinis before but for fighter and pathaan she got quite some hatred

The question equally relevant to this discussion is that “WHY are 50+ year old actors playing 30 year olds like Jawan or Dunki?” Because these actors are playing younger characters the actresses paired opposite them are also 25 or 30. Besides, the Indian audience is very sexist where younger women are preferred in the movies. You don’t see this in Hollywood. Tom Cruise played a role appropriate to his age in both Top Gun movies (with Jennifer Connelly paired opposite him who is also 50+) and played an experienced aging instructor. In the latest Pirates of the Caribbean the astronomer Carina was paired opposite Henry Turner and not Jack Sparrow. Tom Hanks, George Clooney and other A-list actors play roles appropriate to their ages (parents mainly). If SRK were to play more roles like he did in Dear Zindagi or something then he’d be forced to be paired opposite someone like Kajol or Tabu

I seriously respect the choices of women who opt to take a break to focus on being a mother ..but sometimes I also wonder why so many women think like this, what soft-coded them to think that it is okay to take a break after becoming a mother, why is it so normalized? While men usually don't take a break after becoming fathers..it rarely occurs in their brains to take a break ..while of course exceptions are everywhere..but I am questioning the normalized and well accepted standards

There's one thing that came to my mind when you mentioned "unsaid but understood in this patriarchal society we live in". Because I feel in many cases what women say in front of the camera might not be the whole truth. Again I am not saying that there's patriarchal reason with everyone, but it wouldn't be unfair to take this into consideration that many women would take a step back in their career as it was mostly the norm, especially in the entertainment industry. I mean in 2020s we are seeing so much patriarchal influence, think about the society in 2010s. I believe patriarchal behavior are instilled in us just because it the world we have seen growing up and even with conscious effort and discussion, the change is slow.

Hye Jammy!.. Love your content, I've been watching your content since 3-4 yrs and watches so many videos of your videos too. But, I want you to take attention at this if it doesn't sound helpful you can leave this comment too, we always find it difficult to understand what you speak, I mean your English, I used to put on caption but it was of no help cz it's not conversational instead it sound newspaper English, Can't understand it. Thanks if you're reading, keep doing your work, still we will love your content. It's just a problem that we used to face but don't know abt others...

I think Urmilla should be in this list too