Bhumika Chawla says if a hero is cast opposite actress half his age, she should be ‘romancing a good-looking kid’: ‘It’s unfair…’
Bhumika Chawla has starred in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi films. The actor, who is currently seen in Salman Khan’s family entertainer Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, recently opened up about the considerable age gap between leading men and ladies in films.
Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, Bhumika said that if male leads can romance much younger actresses, then women should too and both the makers and audience should accept it. She also spoke about the ageist and sexist norms in showbiz where ageing women are always pushed to the background in mass movies.
“Yes, things are changing in web series space where senior actors are getting central roles, but in a commercial film, that system still prevails. Hero is still playing hero and the female lead has gone backward. That change has to be made by makers,” said the actor.
Bhumika Chawla also drew parallel with real-life couples and added, “It is unfair, today also it happens. Even in real life it happens. Be it Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor or Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, people don’t accept it (their relationship) openly and I don’t know why. But it is their life; if a man can do it, so can a woman. Also, if a hero is romancing someone half his age then I should also be romancing a kid. A good looking one, mind you,” she signed off with a laugh.
