Bollywood hasn't been as easy for Anjali Patil, as it may seem. The Hindi film industry took a rather long time to extol her talent. The National Award-winning actor, who is currently basking in the glory of her last release Newton, faced her fair share of racism in Bollywood. Also Read - Afsos Trailer: Gulshan Devaiah, Anjali Patil, Heeba Shah promise an interesting tale on 'contract suicide'
She was ready to consummate herself in her craft, she had the potential to single-handedly give competition to all the Bollywood heroines, but directors/producers were of the opinion that a dark-skinned girl, like her, can only play roles like that of a slum dweller, victim or a domestic help. From being stereotyped, facing racism to being asked to 'work' on her physical appearance, the actress has gone through it all. Also Read - Movies this week: Milan Talkies, Photograph, Mere Pyare Prime Minister
Watch the video as Anjali talks about her battle against Bollywood's cliched definitions of heroines and its obsession with the fair and lovely. Also Read - Julia Roberts-starrer Ben In Black to release in India on THIS date
Anjali made her acting debut with 2012 Hindi-English Indie drama Delhi in a Day. In the same year, she was seen in the critically-acclaimed Sri Lankan film With You Without You. Her latest film Newton has been chosen as India's official entry in the Foreign Language Film category for the Oscars. It has Rajkummar Rao playing the titular role and National School Of Drama alumnus Pankaj Tripathi, Raghuvir Yadav and Sanjay Mishra playing pivotal roles.
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