Can Actresses Stay Relevant Without Looking Young?

Many a career has been harmed by political correctness. Everyone fights shy of displaying the mirror because remarks about weight are connected with body-shaming, and remarks about age are interpreted as discriminatory devaluations of individuals. However, there will always be advantages to looking young.

The 52-year-old Tabu has maintained her level of performance by controlling calories and having a swan-like neck, which allows her to move effortlessly between a range of characters. Both the sly Ghazala of Haider (2014) and the Lady Macbeth of Maqbool (2004) managed to survive to pull off an overtly commercial Bhool Bhulaiya 2 (2022). That is a reign of two decades. However, there was a moment when TV actress Gracy Singh appeared a better fit as the female doctor, and Tabu was passed over for roles in movies like Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) because she was leaning toward plumpness.

Vidya Balan's success has also been somewhat jeopardized by allowing her weight to spiral out of control, even though she has an expressive face, a wide variety of acting abilities, and a charming professionalism that appeals to directors. Films such as Sherni (2021), Neeyat (2022), and Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024) showcased Vidya as a skilled actor who needed to be covered up with loose, flowing skirts and kaftans. The dress designer's creativity was limited when dealing with a heroine who was obviously overweight. But Vidya had to lose the weight that had hindered her career in order to go back into the Bhool Bhulaiya franchise, where she had excelled as Manjulika in 2007.

Vidya is making a comeback and presenting herself as a more seductive persona, adorned in elegant dresses featuring side slits. In the third season of Bhool Bhulaiya, Ms. Balan is cast with a slender 30-year-old Tripti Dimri and a weight-conscious Madhuri Dixit, who is twelve years older than Vidya. It will be a victorious comeback for the franchise. Hopefully, she won't let the weight control her and will instead continue to be herself.

Actors who no longer fit comfortably in the category of youthful, impressionable guys should also be called out. Rajkummar Rao, 39, had a bad scene in Mr & Mrs Mahi as a careless young idealist who was being dragged up by his frustrated father. In the sequences where he played a high school child or a college student, Rajkummar couldn't seem believable, even though he gave a trophy-winning performance as the visually challenged Srikanth. Not everyone has the ability to work in 3 Idiots as Aamir Khan did in his 40s.

Already, the stage is being prepared for a fresh group of performers to take center stage. Aamir's six-foot-six son Junaid needs to make up for lost time because Maharaj, the movie he started working on before the Covid-19 pandemic, is eager to be seen by the public. Following Aditya Chopra's decision to abandon his one-year ban on releasing a YRF movie exclusively in theaters, Maharaj will be released on Netflix as soon as the election results are announced. Take note of how meticulously the dates have been set. data from the fourth poll. The song's public release date is the 10th, and the trailer will be available on the 6th. A couple of pre-release screenings for media and industry colleagues were held against YRF policy, and then the lead cast was subjected to a barrage of interviews. The Maharaj Libel Case of 1862 aims to avoid any anti-Hindu controversy, with Junaid portraying the fiery yet modest real-life journalist Karsandas Mulji and Jaideep Ahlawat playing the title role of the godman entangled in sleaze.

However, a few of us have previously seen Junaid's creations. Aamir's PR team had invited us to see Shikhandi, a production where Junaid played a major role, back in April. Mark off his assured dialogue delivery and theater training preparedness for rehearsals and readings right immediately. June is going to be jam-packed with Junaid, with his father Aamir managing his career and public relations and his two upcoming projects starring Sai Pallavi and Khushi Kapoor.

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