Aditi Rao Hydari says the industry has scope for improvement but the constant vilification is not fair
Juhi Chakraborty (HINDUSTAN TIMES; September 12, 2020)

Bollywood has come under a lot of fire in the past few months as an industry that is bad and a harsh place for actors, especially outsiders. And for actor Aditi Rao Hydari, these vilifying accusations about her workplace have been quite painful to take in.

“I feel sad that my people are in the line of fire so often. And I feel it is unfair. At the end of the day, we are an industry like any other, and every industry has its flaws but we all try and rise above the flaws,” shares the actor.

The 33-year-old says that somewhere people who harshly vilify the industry, forget that people from the industry are also human beings who have feelings. “The film industry has very often been a soft target. It is like damned if you do something, damned if you don’t,” she adds.

However, Hydari says that the place might not be as bad as what it is currently being projected to be, but there is scope for improvement.

“There are things that I wish would change, there are things that we need to step up and look into. There are things we need to sort out. And we will do it but that does not mean that people have to accuse and vilify, that is very unfortunate. I feel sad for the families of people who are going through this but there is very little that I can do about it. The best I can do is to call them and make sure that they are okay,” explains the actor.

While Hydari is trying to keep all negativity at bay, she says that she, too, is feeling the heat of the situation. “Nobody can be unaffected by what’s going on. I am a very positive person, I really believe that it is cyclical and sometimes a lot of really horrible things happen but they also get sorted out. However, I am sure it is very difficult for people who are in the thick of it. We are all in this together, and this too shall pass,” she concludes.