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Farida Jalal Says Her Potential As An Actor Hasn’t Been Tapped Into; ‘It’s Disheartening’
Veteran actor Farida Jalal feels she got typecast in the roles of mother and grandmother very early on in her career and is disheartened by not being cast in varied roles like her male counterparts. She says that her potential is yet to be tapped and has much more to offer before she stops acting.
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Farida said, "I have much more to give, much more to do before I say goodbye. My potential is yet to be tapped. People should think beyond stereotyping me in similar characters. It's disheartening and painful that they can't think beyond certain roles for me."
She continued, "I see my male counterparts portraying a varied characters in different languages, Indian and international films. Be it the kind of roles (late) Om Puri did or what Anupam Kher, Paresh Rawal, and Amitabh Bachchan have been doing. They're playing villains, comedians, lawyers, doctors... then why aren't such roles written for female actors? I do get jealous at times."
In
recent
times,
Farida
has
also
appeared
on
web
shows
like
Love
Shots
(2016)
and
Mehram
(2019),
and
is
keen
to
explore
more
of
this
space,
alongside
cinema
and
TV.
However,
Farida
says
she
totally
loves
the
Hindi
Film
Industry
and
owes
whatever
she
is
today
to
the
industry.
She
is
not
pleased
with
the
bad
mouthing
of
the
industry,
that
has
been
going
on,
by
some
of
its
members,
and
opined
that
the
industry
is
one
of
the
safest
places
she
has
known,
having
been
a
witness
to
the
outside
world
also.
"Everywhere something or the other is happening, so stop blaming and saying all these bad things about Bollywood," she said.
Farida was last seen in Jawaani Jaaneman, which also stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, debutant Alaya F, and others. The film was directed by Nitin Kakkar and co-produced by Jackky Bhagnani.
