No one was willing to cast me for younger roles, says Dalljiet Kaur
Actress
Dalljeit Kaur, who made a comeback on the small screen after a year with the
supernatural thriller "Qayamat Ki Raat", says content makers on
Indian television were not willing to cast her for younger roles in shows as
she is a mother of one
General News: Actress Dalljeit Kaur, who made a comeback on
the small screen after a year with the supernatural thriller "Qayamat
Ki Raat", says content makers on Indian television were not
willing to cast her for younger roles in shows as she is a mother of one and 35
years old.
Asked
if age, marital status and motherhood is looked down upon in the small screen,
Dalljiet, 35, told IANS: "I faced all of this for a year. I was looking
young. They (makers) would approach me for a mother's role, but they would say
'You are looking young'.
"Then
why are you not casting me for something else? Because I am a mother? So, the
conflict of this thought level really used to depress me."
Dalljeit
says people were apprehensive about casting her.
"I
am a good actor. Give me a romantic scene and see how I do it. There was nobody
willing to do that. I was auditioned for so many roles, but they were all fixed
at 'You don't look like a mother and you don't look young' in their heads as
they knew I go back to a son."
The
actress thanked TV czarina Ekta Kapoor for looking beyond all of that and
giving her a role in Star Plus' "Qayamat Ki Raat" In the show, she
plays Karuna, who is possessed.
Earlier,
Dalljiet has featured in shows like "Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?",
"Kulvaddhu" and "Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur".
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