• By Swati Singh
  • Sat, 31 May 2025 07:40 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Actress Manushi Chillar opened up on the perception towards women in the entertainment industry. She stated that women are often ‘discussed with such disrespect and contempt’. The actress slammed misogynistic attitudes that prevail in the industry. “I grew up in an empowered, educated environment where irrespective of gender, we all had equal value to add,” she stated.

Manushi Chillar wrote on X, “A misogynistic mindset finds it easier to attribute a woman’s success to a man’s patronage than her own merit. I’ve always really ignored silly comments which have no consequence in the real world, but I constantly see working women, especially in the entertainment industry being discussed with such disrespect and contempt.”

“I grew up in an empowered, educated environment where irrespective of gender, we all had equal value to add. But I have also been exposed to this mentality of “men are hardworking and talented if successful, whereas women and opportunists, gold diggers or manipulators” Is it as simple as “if you hear something bad about a woman, it’s from a female who can’t be her or a male who can’t have her”. Or is there a deep rooted bias?” she further added.

 

Manushi Chhillar, the 2017 Miss World winner, made her Bollywood debut with Samrat Prithviraj alongside Akshay Kumar. Unfortunately, the film underperformed at the box office and received negative reviews.

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Manushi went on to appear in projects like The Great Indian Family with Vicky Kaushal and Operation Valentine. Her recent film, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, which starred Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, and Alaya F, didn't fare well at the box office. She is set to appear next in the film Tehran, alongside John Abraham.