In a recent revelation, renowned South Indian actress Jyotika opened up about her prolonged absence from Bollywood, citing the absence of any offers from Hindi films. Despite her success in Tamil cinema, Jyotika stated that she never received a single offer from the Hindi film industry throughout her career. Talking about her journey, she expressed her contentment with the roles she portrayed in Tamil cinema, emphasizing that she never felt the need to pursue opportunities in Bollywood.
In her candid conversation, she revealed, “I didn’t receive an offer from Hindi films even once. I drifted into south films 27 years ago and have only worked in south films ever since. My first Hindi film didn’t run well in theatres. It’s all very formula-based. Your first film needs to run for you to get more offers. When I had started my career, there was an entire bandwagon of girls working with big production houses. Even my film was produced by a big banner but as fate would have it, it didn’t run. Luckily, I had signed a south film and diverted from Bollywood.”
She continued, “I would also like to bring it to notice that even that film didn’t work at the box office. But I got a lot of films based on how my performance in it was received. That stark difference between both industries was definitely there. People in Bollywood also thought that I was a south Indian and they assumed that I don’t want to do Hindi films anymore. It was a journey and I’m still grateful about it. I did some fabulous work there. It’s not like I refrained from doing a Hindi film. It’s just that I wasn’t offered any script in so many years.”
The releasing date of Jyotika’s upcoming movie Srikanth is May 10. In the movie, Sharad Kelkar, Alaya F, and Rajkummar Rao all have significant roles. Jyotika will also feature in Excel Entertainment’s upcoming Dabba Cartel, which Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani are co-producing. Shabana Azmi and Shalini Pandey play significant parts in the Hitesh Shah-directed movie.
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