Neelam
Kothari
who
was
a
prominent
face
in
the
90s,
recently
opened
up
on
being
'unfortunately
stereotyped'
at
the
beginning
of
her
career
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Speaking
about
how
things
have
changed
for
actresses
in
today's
times,
she
said
that
they
get
to
be
the
hero
these
days.
Neelam
said
that
when
she
started
her
journey
in
Bollywood,
the
industry
was
very
different
since
films
were
largely
centered
around
the
hero.
But
today,
the
kind
of
roles
that
are
being
written
for
actresses
and
the
films
which
are
being
made
are
diverse.
As
per
a
report
in
Hindustan
Times,
the
actress
told
a
leading
daily,
"When
I
had
started,
I
was
so
young
and
was
unfortunately
stereotyped.
The
industry
was
also
very
different
back
then.
Films
would
largely
be
about
the
hero.
Today,
actresses
get
to
be
the
hero
in
their
films!
The
kind
of
roles
that
are
written
and
the
films
that
are
being
made
now
are
so
diverse!
Look
at
the
content
out
there
on
the
digital
platforms,
especially
the
homegrown
ones.
A
large
chunk
of
it
is
women-oriented.
I
think
it's
a
great
time
to
be
an
actor.
I
wish
I
was
acting
now."
Neelam
also
got
candid
about
her
upcoming
projects
and
said,
"There
is
great
content
being
made,
offering
so
much
scope
to
an
artiste
to
perform
and
explore
now.
I
have
already
shot
a
portion
of
a
project,
which
I
am
not
at
liberty
to
disclose
yet.
I
was
also
offered
another
project,
which
I
had
to
decline
as
they
wanted
me
to
shoot
abroad
for
45
days.
I
didn't
want
to
stay
away
from
my
family--my
husband
(Samir
Soni)
and
daughter
(Ahana)--for
long
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic."
Neelam
made
her
Bollywood
debut
with
Jawaani
in
1984
and
went
on
to
star
in
films
like
Love
86,
Ilzaam,
Khudgarz,
Aag
Hi
Aag,
Hum
Saath
Saath
Hai
amongst
others.
She
recently
made
her
acting
comeback
with
the
Netflix
series
Fabulous
Lives
Of
Bollywood
Wives.