Manisha Koirala Shares Being Called 'Buddhi', As She Was Above 50, 'What Work Can..'

For three decades, Bollywood actress, Manisha Koirala has carved a niche for herself in the entertainment industry. The actress is a force to be reckoned with as she courageously fought stage four ovarian cancer. Now, in a recent interview, the actress opened up about being secluded from round table conversations due to her age.

Manisha Koirala opens up on ageism

During a recent interview with the Free Press Journal, Manisha shared her experiences with the concept of being age-shamed in Bollywood industry. She said people have often called her buddhi and remarked on age. She shared that it reflects Bollywood's fixed mind on youth. Manisha shared that whether in the industry or otherwise, ageing is an issue with women who get shamed. In her words:

"I have seen this like in at least two to three roundtable conversations, I was secluded because of ageism. It does impact us. Suddenly, they don’t want to have older co-actors but they do mind having apparently older actresses."

Manisha shared that she had never heard any troll telling a male figure that he’d become old. But a lot of women are trolled. It’s like looking down upon the age. Ageism impacts women a lot more than it impacts men. A certain group sidelined her for a roundtable conversation.

Manisha Koirala reveals how men are not secluded from roundtable discussions

Manisha, going ahead in the interview, revealed that if the male colleague was also in the same age group and her co-actor was older than her and was part of the project, he would have done a good job. Would he also be secluded from the roundtable conversation? She did not feel so and also spoke about the misconceptions people have related to actresses who have reached the age of 50. Manisha added:

“We need to be torchbearers to show it to the world and to ourselves that, after 50, we can still rock. We can still lead a phenomenal life. We can still be good in our profession. We can still have a very happy, fulfilled and healthy life. As long as I’m alive, I want to work and I want to be healthy. I want to be looking good…that’s my motto."

The Heeramandi star also added people think, 'buddhi ho gayi hai', what kind of work can she do? Hence actresses are only given a mother’s role or a sister’s role’. But women can do kick-ass roles. Manisha thinks they can be badasses, full of life and fire.

Manisha Koirala wants to keep the fire in her belly going

The 54-year-old actress shared she has a hunger to do more. As an artist, age is just a number for her. Being 50 and above won't stop her and she thinks it shouldn’t stop anyone. She also added that the biggest hurdle for women was to create a mark. She thinks one has to put all your hardships, trauma, and pain in front of the camera and pour that in.

What do you think of Manisha Koirala opening up on the topic of age shaming?

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