“PEOPLE USED TO TELL ME NOT TO DO SOUTH INDIAN FILMS AND SPOIL MY CAREER, NOW I REGRET” - ACTRESS BREAKS SILENCE!

Meanwhile, the actress now has opened up her opinion on the South Indian film industry and her statement has turned several heads. In an interview with a leading portal, Payal Ghosh was quoted saying, “I have worked with a few national award-winning directors down south. And to be very honest, I never had to go through anything wrong while working with South Indian actors or directors. They treat their heroines like goddesses. There are so many actresses who have their temples in Tamil Nadu and they are literally worshipped.”

“When I was trying my hand in Bollywood, a lot of people used to tell me not to mention that I have worked in the south because people in Bollywood would take me wrongly. They have a lot of misconception about South Indian actresses. When a friend of mine talked about me in a production house and recommended my name, he was told- ‘arey south se hai tab toh she will be easy’ (arey she is from south, then she will be easy),” she adds.

Regretting her chances in the South, she says, “People used to tell me not to do South Indian films and spoil my career. Now I feel why I didn’t concentrate so much in south Indian films as much as I concentrated in Bollywood. It is not always that u have to do a big banner movie to become a hit. And I will make sure whatever film I get here, I will make my work speak for myself.”

On ending note, she stresses, “Bollywood doesn’t have enough content, they are relying on content from south Indian films. Regional films are making magnum opuses and Bollywood is now wanting to do a partnership with south Indian directors and actors. They don’t have faith in themselves anymore. Right now they don’t have anything of their own.”