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Why Actresses Are Not Allowed to Age in Bollywood (But Actors Are) – Let’s Talk About This Double Standard
Ageing Is a Crime… But Only If You’re a Woman In Bollywood, ageing is treated very differently depending on your gender. Male actors are celebrated for “ageing like fine wine,” while actresses are quietly pushed to the sidelines the moment they cross an invisible age line. Wrinkles on men become “salt-and-pepper charm,” but the same signs on women turn into think pieces about relevance. It’s unfair, outdated, and still very real. Male Ageing Is Marketed as Experience and Powe
keyadesai21
Dec 172 min read
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