Ayesha Jhulka, who rose to fame with her role in films like ‘Khiladi’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’, shared why she decided to step away from Bollywood in a recent interview. She shared how she felt that though her characters in movies had different names, they were all ‘similar’.
Speaking with ETimes, Ayesha said taking a break from acting was a conscious choice, ‘I felt that if I associate myself with a project, I should be able to add value to it. But that can only happen if I am given a chance to perform. If that was not happening and I was being treated as a prop in a project, then it was not really worth my time. So I had to put an end to those roles.’
Talking about the image of a glam girl, she said, ‘Every actress wants an upgrade, wants to be known for her acting skills and not just as a glam girl. I wanted that too.... When I joined the Hindi film industry, while the characters I played had different names, they were almost similar’.
She added, ‘Being a glam girl is fine when you are a newcomer, but as you grow in the profession, you also want to be known for your acting chops. The cinema I was doing no longer satisfied me, I was hungry work that tapped my potential and that wasn’t happening. Taking a break from acting and devoting my energies elsewhere made sense’.
Ayesha Jhulka was last seen in Prime Video’s show ‘Happy Family: Conditions Apply’.
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