Ayesha Jhulka opens up on why she stepped away from Bollywood

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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