Bollywood may appear glamorous, but underneath it all is a dark world of gender discrimination, sponsored trolls, and public relations games. Pooja Hegde, an actress who has worked with celebrities in a variety of fields, has now spoken out against these harsh realities. She disclosed how performers are defamed through targeted campaigns and how women frequently experience subtle but enduring discrimination on movie sets.
Pooja recently talked about how shocked she was to learn how much bad PR there is in the business in an interview with Filmfare. After learning that people were spending a lot of money to promote unfavorable information about her, she recalled being harassed by meme pages on a regular basis. "My team discovered that lakhs of rupees were being spent on this when we reached out. They even gave us the same price to harass other people," she disclosed. She and her family were first impacted by this, but she eventually viewed it as evidence of her achievement. She said, "If they want to pull you down, it means you're ahead of them."
Pooja recently talked about how shocked she was to learn how much bad PR there is in the business in an interview with Filmfare. After learning that people were spending a lot of money to promote unfavorable information about her, she recalled being harassed by meme pages on a regular basis. "My team discovered that lakhs of rupees were being spent on this when we reached out. They even gave us the same price to harass other people," she disclosed. She and her family were first impacted by this, but she eventually viewed it as evidence of her achievement. She said, "If they want to pull you down, it means you're ahead of them."
Pooja brought attention to gender inequality in the industry in addition to PR politics. She frequently felt marginalized even though she costarred with Prabhas, salman khan, Hrithik Roshan, and others. It occurs everywhere, sometimes overtly and other times covertly.
"While we, wearing heavy lehengas, have to walk long distances, male actors get their vanity vans close to the set," she said.
She also bemoaned the fact that, despite performing prominent roles, she was left off of posters. It's interesting to note that when asked which male co-star she preferred, pooja commended anushka sharma for her success in the absence of a godfather. "I can identify with Anushka. Like her, I steer clear of parties," she remarked. Pooja intends to choose her films more carefully in the future to make sure she receives the credit she merits. Her disclosures have exposed the darker side of Bollywood's power relations and spurred a crucial discussion.
