Lara Dutta, the former Miss Universe in an interview with the Hindustan Times spoke about how motherhood changed her life to the core in the course of her career. The actress recently made it to the headlines with her brilliant showcase in the film Bell Bottom starring along with Akshay Kumar. The actress has also got some more in her kitty starting from Hiccups and Hookups, Hundred and Kaun Banegi Shikharwati.
What’s more, the actress was also asked to mention he regrets and films that she has rejected in the past. To this, she said, “No, I do not regret doing anything in my life. Whatever I did, whatever roles and films I picked, I did what I felt was the best option for me at the time and I do not regret any of those.”
The actress further added on rejecting Matrix back in 2001, saying, “Of course, it was a tough time. I had not even started out in Bollywood. But I was very clear about what I wanted in life. Everything else came second, I just had to be with my mother at the time. I did not even think twice and came back to India. And, it wasn’t like I came here thinking we have Bollywood (as a backup, since I gave up on a huge Hollywood opportunity). I just had to be with my mother at the time since she was unwell, extremely unwell. Therefore I did not even think twice and came back to India.”
Adding further on how the industry has changed over the years, she said, “Earlier, women had a very limited role in filmmaking. Not many women were in production or writing or other roles behind the camera. Even in front of the camera, the roles of women were limited to being props. They were either moms or sisters or the hard-to-get girls or the dedicated wives. Now, things have changed. I think the change came because of us, we fought for our place and created space for ourselves.”
