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Lara Dutta: Didn’t have options as little as 10 year ago
Updated On: 06 January, 2022 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Ahead of her third web outing, a family drama starring Naseeruddin Shah, Lara on playing age-appropriate roles distanced from “typical brooding wife or helpless mother”
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Appropriately highlighting how actors of her age were relegated to the fringes in cinema, Lara Dutta counts her stars to be a working actor in this day and age. “OTT platforms have liberated an actor like me, who is turning 40. Less than 10 years ago, female actors didn’t have the opportunities that we do today. The writing is more layered,” says the actor, pointing to how filmmakers are exploring age-appropriate roles for women in cinema.
“The segment of viewers between the ages of 35 and 50 were rarely addressed. There was little relatable content for them to watch. [A woman was either shown as] the 60-plus mother, or the hero’s wife. [The heroes] could get away with infidelity, but the women couldn’t do anything. That has changed. Women between 35 and 55 are finding more characters that they can relate to.”
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