At 22, she played a mother to a 15-year-old in the TV show ‘Hasratein’. Now 20 years later too, seasoned actress Shefali Shah landed a mother’s role in ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’. She says slotting of actresses in the industry is not based on one’s age.
“I don’t think it has too much to do with the age as much it has with your image on screen,” Shefali said when asked if roles to actresses are given based on their age and marital status in the industry.
The 42-year-old, who has done films like ‘Gandhi, My Father’, ‘The Last Lear’ and ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’, also pointed out that it is after all, the industry that typecasts actors.
“Before ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’, I did ‘Hasratein’. I was 22 years old back then. I was playing a mother to a 15-year-old girl and then I did ‘Waqt: The Race Against Time’, which was kind of a nail in the coffin.”
