Actress Richa Chadha, who hails from a non-filmy background, says she feels ‘ashamed’ when somebody calls her an ‘outsider’ in Bollywood.
“I really feel ashamed when people use this word ‘outsider’ for people like us. I feel the word ‘outsider’ shouldn’t even exist in the Indian dictionary. I am a citizen of India, I was born here, I pay my tax here so then how am I an outsider,” Richa told news agency IANS.
“It’s so sad that we have to use this term for people who are not born to a film family. It’s a term very commonly used by everyone because it exists and that’s a sad state of affair. Even though we are Indians, we are an outsider. Why is it so,” she wondered.
Richa feels it is not easy for actors to get access in Bollywood if they don’t have any filmy background.
“I really feel ashamed when people use this word ‘outsider’ for people like us. I feel the word ‘outsider’ shouldn’t even exist in the Indian dictionary. I am a citizen of India, I was born here, I pay my tax here so then how am I an outsider,” Richa told news agency IANS.
“It’s so sad that we have to use this term for people who are not born to a film family. It’s a term very commonly used by everyone because it exists and that’s a sad state of affair. Even though we are Indians, we are an outsider. Why is it so,” she wondered.
Richa feels it is not easy for actors to get access in Bollywood if they don’t have any filmy background.
