WHAT! Taali Actress Susmita Sen Reveals Being Referred As ‘Ghamandi’ By Bollywood's A-Listers And The Khans - Here's Why!
Susmita Sen is no new name in the Bollywood industry. Recently, the actress is receiving a number of positive reviews on her new web series Taali for her on-screen portrayal of real life transgender Shreegauri Sawant.
But do you want to know why she is avoided by most of the big producers?
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Susmita reveals that she has always been considered the ‘black sheep’ of Bollywood industry and recalls her bad experiences while working with big names like Sharukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. She said, “When I joined the industry, if you have a film with one of the Khans or one of the major A-list actors, you don't talk about shift time, number of days, and all that. You just bend backwards and do the film. And I started asking for 8 or 10 hours with makeup and hair. Mai time par aaungi, time par chali jaungi [I will come on time and leave on time]. It is a system I follow even today. I will never be late, but I will leave on time. Sometimes, when you are finishing a set, an actor is leaving or unwell. Of course, you accommodate, but not as a way of life."
She also recalls one of the instances while shooting for Aankhen where she was labelled as ‘ghamandi’ while working with Amitabh Bacchan, Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar, because of her strict maintenance of her time schedule.
She adds, “Not to offend anyone but to follow discipline. That might have backfired then, and a lot of people were like, she is difficult to work with. Nobody says that you come on time and wait for the hero for six hours. But when it's 6 o'clock and it's my pack-up time, I leave, and then I am difficult. At the time, it was difficult to tackle. But today, people respect that."
