“Whenever a male actor delivers a hit, whether he’s an insider or outsider, he immediately starts getting offered multiple projects. That rarely happens with female actors,” she said.
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Nushrratt Bharuccha is not one to stay quiet when something feels unfair. In a recent conversation with Nayandeep Rakshit on his YouTube channel, the actress opened up about the deeply unequal treatment that women still face in the entertainment industry.
From fewer film offers to poor vanity vans, she called out the everyday sexism that’s often swept under the carpet.
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The actress, who rose to fame with ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ back in 2011, said the gender gap in opportunities is very real.
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“Whenever a male actor delivers a hit, whether he’s an insider or outsider, he immediately starts getting offered multiple projects. That rarely happens with female actors,” she said.
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According to Nushrratt, all an actor really wants after a successful film is to be given some choices for their next project. But those choices come far too easily for male actors, and women are left waiting and struggling, she shared.
And it’s not just about the roles. Nushrratt Bharuccha revealed that this bias shows up in basic things like vanity vans and washrooms too.
“There have been times I’ve asked, ‘Can I please use the hero’s vanity van washroom for five minutes? He’s not even on set right now.’ Because honestly, their washrooms are better than mine,” she said.
But instead of getting bitter, she used that moment to motivate herself. “I tell myself that one day I will get these things automatically, not by asking, but because I’ve earned it,” she added.
She also talked about the discrimination in how actors are treated when flying for shoots. She recalled one incident from her early days when she had a small role in a film.
“Everyone else, including the other actors, was flying business class. I was seated in economy along with the assistants of technicians. And it was a long international flight,” Nushrratt said.
Some of her friends from the business class section invited her to come sit with them, but she refused.
“I said no. Because this was the seat that was assigned to me. And I didn’t want to sit somewhere I didn’t earn. I told myself that I’ll get to business class on my own terms, when the production house pays for it, not from my pocket.”
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