Originally posted by: Dirdam
Bollywood is also a dark place, I think sometimes they date these actors for protection.
Yeah I agree.
Many may think no one will dare to touch Salman's GF for eg. Or maybe they can rush to Aamir for help if someone treats them badly.
So it may not just be money or easy route but also protection reasons.
But then, as other members said, not all stars are as powerful as Khans, Bachchans, HR, or Kapoors.
So protection part may not always hold true.
And are they really protected? I mean what if their mentor or BF gets abusive or possessive and they get treated like puppets by him (or her)?
We do have reports of how Salman treated some of his GFs when he got possessive or he felt they transgressed limits. Or how Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand got possessive of Zeenat and fought over her and Dev remained bitter all life for Zeenat being his discovery but later moving on to Raj Kapoor. Her acting smart ultimately cost her, her image and career as she began to get less offers and was slowly replaced by lookalike Parveen, who, in turn was also dictated by her possessive BFs like Amitabh, Mahesh Bhatt and Kabir Bedi and ultimately dumped by all and lost her career and sanity (or people tried to prove she had mental issues).
So the 'protection' part, IMO, may not always hold true and it comes with its own price. You may be protected from other predators but exploited by one whose protection you have sought refuge under.
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