‘Actresses Were Misused’: Actress Mandakini Recalls Her Era
Mandakini, who became an overnight star from the 80s heroine and film Ram Teri Ganga Maili, recently exposed the Bollywood industry. Telling the dark truth of Bollywood in an interview, she said that in her time heroines were given less attention and they were used in a wrong way.
Regarding the fees, she said that when she entered the industry, the actresses used to get only 1 and a half lakh rupees. Not only this, but she also said that heroines were given less importance than heroes. Let us tell you that Mandakini became popular after working in Raj Kapoor’s film, but she could not give many hits. Not only this, but after working in some films, she suddenly disappeared from Bollywood overnight.
Heroines were only meant to romance
In an interview given to Pinkvilla, Mandakini told- Heroines were not in high demand at our time. She was taken in films only for singing or romancing. Heroines were paid much less than heroes even after working full films. She said- We had to be satisfied with just one and a half lakh rupees.
Let us tell you that Mandakini has appeared in a music video Maa O Maa. In this video, she appeared with her son. Regarding making a comeback after 26 years, Mandakini said that her children were very young and at that time she only wanted to focus on their upbringing, but now they have grown up and I can think of making a comeback.
Let us tell you that Mandakini created panic in the film industry by giving very bold scenes in the film Ram Teri Ganga Maili in the 80s. She also became a star with the release of the film. She had a line of offers for films. She worked with every superstar of his time. However, she could not deposit many hit films into her account.
Suddenly her name was associated with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and then her film graph started falling. One day suddenly she disappeared from the industry. Let us tell you that Mandakini was last seen in the 1996 film Jordaar.