Radhika Apte recently featured in the Zee5 series Saali Mohabbat. The actress has been vocal about her journey and struggles during her career. From the work hour debate to being ill-treated on sets, she has revealed it all. In a recent interview, she reflected on her experience of working in the South and shared that she was traumatized by sexist behaviour there.
Radhika Apte on sexist behaviour down south
In a recent conversation on Creator X Creator by SCREEN, Radhika revealed some of her most disturbing incidents. “I didn’t do many big Hindi films where this happened, but there were some offers that came my way. When I met them and realised who they were, I decided I would never work with them,” she said.
She then recalled moving down south as she was not getting exciting work in Hindi cinema. She shared, “Then I did some South films because I really needed money. Some of the films that I did, I had a really difficult time on those sets. I remember there was this one time where I was the only woman on set. We were shooting in a small town. They wanted to add more padding on my bum and breasts. They were like, ‘Amma, more padding!’ I said, ‘How much more padding?’ (laughs). How much rounder would you make somebody?”
“I was the only woman! I had no manager. I had no agent. My team was all men because they’d given me the role. They said, ‘No, you’re not allowed to get your own team,’” recalled Radhika.
“I never, ever want to be put in that situation again because I’ll cry. It was actually traumatic. I wouldn’t want any woman to be in that position,” she added.
Radhika Apte upcoming movies
Radhika Apte was most recently seen in Saali Mohabbat, directed by Tisca Chopra, alongside Divyenndu. She also has Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders in her kitty. The crime thriller has been directed by Honey Trehan and written by Smita Singh. The movie, along with Chitrangda Singh, also stars a stellar ensemble featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Deepti Naval, Ila Arun Bajpai, Revathy Asha Kelluni, Rajat Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Priyanka Setia, Shridhar Dubey, and Akhilendra Mishra.