does marriage of an actress change your outlook? - Page 3

^^ not too much in such simple words, but in essence...! 😉

Originally posted by: Nuktaacheen

^^ not too much in such simple words, but in essence...! 😉

audience wants to see a good movie... they don't care whether the actress is involved with another, or is a virgin lotus flower (credit for the words: pragya...) or is married...!!

of course, you want someone who is suited for the role... if jaya starts dancing around the trees with srk, it would look odd, wouldn't it.... (i'm just using an example)...! 😛😛

No it doesn't. Unless the actress has to become a scientologist to get married to the husband : Katie Holmes....

Originally posted by: CZ..

but don't you think any individual's decision is affected by the social structure they live in? for example, if X lives in a society where wearing anything other than Indian clothes after marriage is considered as disrespect, then she would consciously decide not to wear something that would lead to lots of eyebrows being raised. however on the flip side, if she lives in a society that is more liberal, then she probably won't fret over her clothes so much.

like koolchik said, malaika arora khan took a conscious decision not change herself after marriage. that decision certainly calls for a pat on the back but if you bring this up amidst a group of aunties someday, the only response that you'll get is - shaadi ke baad bhi aise kapde pehenti hai. sharam nahi aati kya? pati aur bacche kya sochenge?

of course, that may not be everyone's outlook but her decision certainly hasn't been digested by one and all. she has been judged more than once and still continues to be. doesn't that say anything about the social mentality?

the audience definitely want to see a good film, but if that good film has a married actress donning a bikini and running on the beach then it would ignite more than just a fire. being a nation where controversies arise out of thin air, I think that wouldn't go down well at all.

but you said it yourself...! it is her own decision at the end of the day, no matter how you look at it... if you care more about what people are going to think about you thus behave in a certain manner, onus is on yourself...! 😉

however, i find it a moot point... considering we don't have a single example of anyone whose career took a turn AFTER their marriage... your point would be idealistically valid, if we had such examples... everyone got married after their career took a downhill turn... ye hota, wo hota, are just speculations... hence, realistically i don't see the validity of such statements...!! 😉

and a lot of actresses never cared about wearing a bikini after their marriage... sharmila tagore... her marriage did not change anything for her, so really she took the decision herself... she had a great career before and after... she did not get married when offers stopped coming for her, and her career went downhill...!

Originally posted by: Nuktaacheen

i want to but i don't really agree... yes, they keep pushing off their marriages, because they themselves put the barriers naa... because maybe their husbands would not want their wives to be hmmmm, 'cosy' with the other actors, or maybe because their in-laws would mind, etc... there are other factors, not necessarily to do with the society at large...!

has any of them done things the same way before and after marriage...? kajol's example is the same... marriage itself, i don't think changed anything for her... but she made the call to work only in her own comfort zone...! i think in most cases, taking a break does not work for them too well... because they stop experimenting... and in that time, there are many others to take their place...!

so really, i would not blame the indian audience in general....!!

Originally posted by: sakura_

I agree they create barrier themselves. Their hubby may not like wives merry making with others. In Hollywood, it's safe...u have a rift, you divorce and move on to someone else or sway solo. But in our culture, divorce is considered a taboo. And it's safer for an actress to hold on to her family as well than to be single and try to rejuvenate her almost tanking career.

Also, it's Bollywood and what it demands-- young, good looking actresses who are merely there as eye candies, devoid of pivotal roles (arguably). Once you start to age and look old, there's no room for you to play a female lead any longer in Bollywood. Ironically, this doesn't apply to the male leads. We have 40+ actor romancing 20+ actresses and actresses to tend to age faster nai?? :| :| at least lookwise. Bollywood doesn't normally make movies like 'Queen' or 'Erin Brockovich' or 'Julie & Julia'-- more character driven roles/movies. I guess they don't want to because they don't fare well at the box office.

Originally posted by: Nuktaacheen

if the actress looks only a bit older, generally it does not matter... c'mon... raakhee did so many movies with amitabh bachan, and rishi, even when she was quite old... but they at least suited... and that's why i used an example of recent times too, kismat konnection... the movie has to be well made as well naa... a lot of movies of madhuri flopped where she was opposite actors who are younger, but some of them worked too.. it depends, on the movie itself too... mind you, most of the flop movies were pretty crappy... i'm her fan and i did not really like them all that much... so i see why they failed...! the point is, all the 40+ actors, have maintained themselves well... if they become a beach ball, and stop using botox or hair transplants, etc., would they suit their actresses...? no... would their movies work in that case... i highly doubt it...