Shriya Saran: As South actors, we do get put in a box
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shriya Saran: As South actors, we do get put in a box

Hindustan Times  

Actor Priyamani recently pointed out how South actors are stereotyped in Bollywood. So that people see a new and different me too.” Shriya Saran on stereotyping of South actors in Bollywood The 41-year-old credits the South cinema for her positioning in the industry. She shares, “Everything that I have today is given to me by Indian cinema, and particularly South Indian cinema. Ask her if she has ever been approached only for South Indian roles in Bollywood, and she says, “Not really. In Showtime too, I am grateful the makers didn't put me in that box.” The Shivaji: The Boss actor insists that she doesn’t have a problem with people calling her a ‘South Indian face’.

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