Bollywood actress, Prachi Desai appeared in an interview with a publication and revealed how she struggled in Bollywood and refused to do films that were sexist.
Desai shared, “I have never wanted to work in films that are sexist. And in this industry, I have fought with this notion for a long time. All that people wanted me to be was 'hot'. The feedback I got from several male producers and directors was that I had to work on being hot. So, I picked less work and I chose to stay away. I said no to some big, but very sexist films."
Desai recalled being asked to work in films without a script. She said, "I could not possibly give the nod to a film like that. I dealt with this for two years before deciding to not put up with it anymore. The notion that others developed was that I was not interested. Word spread, and some people merely on hearsay didn’t approach me.”
