Richa Chadha, Nargis Fakhri, Kangana Ranaut and more actresses who EXPOSED Bollywood's ugly side

Few Bollywood actresses such as Kangana Ranaut, Taapsee Pannu, and others spoke about the dark secrets of the industry. They exposed the ugly side of Bollywood. Take a look.

By Janhvi Sharma
Published: May 29 2022, 10:13 AM IST

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Dirty secrets of Bollywood — Dirty secrets of Bollywood

Bollywood has its deepest, darkest and ugly secrets that often get brushed under the carpet. But, there are few actresses such as Kangana Ranaut, Taapsee Pannu, and others who spoke their hearts out and exposed the ugly side of Bollywood. Take a look.

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Kangana Ranaut — Image credit: Instagram

Kangana Ranaut

Revealing the ugly side of being an actor, Kangana had told Kareena Kapoor Khan during an old interaction, Physically it is very demanding as an actor and I don't want to put a lot of focus on that but I think it is emotionally and mentally a lot more…It can completely twist you… We abandon ourselves for days and months and by the end of it we are twisted people which you make fun of. You (actors) are a combination of so many imaginary and real things, you don't know who you are.”

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Taapsee Pannu — Image credit: Instagram

Taapsee Pannu

In an open letter, Taapsee had said, I've been asked to reduce my pay, I've been thrown out of films because the producer was having financial issues. This was all before I did the movie Pink but believe it or not, even after that there's stigma I've had to deal with. Actors have refused to work with me in Bollywood because I'm not an 'A-list actress'. Producers have finalised me, locked my dates and then randomly backed out at the last minute because they got a bigger name. Expecting equal pay is far off, even the basic amount is something I have to fight for but I'm not complaining.

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Richa Chadha — Image credit: Instagram

Richa Chadha

In an Instagram story, Richa had written, Bollywood', an imaginary address between Bandra and Goregaon. Here when people need you to do something that's detrimental to you/your health/your career, they'll tell you how good it is for you and be confident that you'll believe them. I used to believe them when I was naive. Some press peeps will write long pieces about how nepotism ruins the industry while creepily following every pre- pubescent with a famous last name, and dissing any self-made professional in their mediocre writing, on the pretext of 'freedom of expression'.

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Nargis Fakhri — Image credit: Instagram

Nargis Fakhri

On losing jobs in Bollywood for not doing certain things, Nargis had once said, What am I hungry for? I’m not hungry for fame, that I am gonna do things like pose naked or do certain things or sleep with a director. I’ve lost jobs because I didn’t do certain things and that was heartbreaking. I’m trying to live where I have high standards and boundaries and it sucks because I got kicked out more than once. That hurt but I kept telling myself ‘people with values will win your own way, maybe its not just that way’ and that’s what I held on to. Be true to myself and don’t let anyone convince me for anything else. There’s nothing more than my morals and values.”

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Mahima Chaudhry — Image credit: Instagram

Mahima Chaudhry

Talking about filmmakers who would prefer only virgin actors, Mahima had said, The minute you started dating someone, people would write you off because they only wanted a virgin who had not kissed. If you were dating someone, it was like, 'Oh! She's dating!'. If you were married, then forget it, you career was over, and if you had a child, it was like absolutely over.