Jyotika reveals one industry practice where she draws a line
Mumbai, May 20
Actress Jyotika, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming streaming film 'System', is all in for cinema of all kinds. But, there is one industry practice where she draws a line.
The actress spoke with IANS along with her co-actress Sonakshi Sinha during the promotions of the film, and said that casting 1 lead actor with 4 female actresses is a bit too much.
When asked about her opinion on cinema being viewed only as a medium of change, Jyotika told IANS, "For me, it works like Sonakshi said. But sometimes when the line over-crosses, that's when I have a problem. I feel if you take one hero with four heroines, then people start thinking. So crossing it too much is where I feel it can go wrong".
She further mentioned, "Somewhere you have to draw a line. But otherwise, yeah, different subjects and different stories have to be told, like she said".
Earlier, Jyotika spoke about her character of a stenographer, and said that a generous portion of her sequences have been cheated with the laptop screen kept out of the frame.
She earlier told IANS, "Most of the time what you see is not what is done. Sometimes the keyboard was not in frame, so my focus was more on performing and the typing was not the most important thing then. But I think since we are all in a gadget world or phone, so we are somewhere accustomed to, we were not on a typewriter, we were on a computer".
She shared that it didn't take much special preparation to spike her typing speed, as she said, "Not a very deep preparation, but superficially we did. How much the speed should be and your eye movement, because you're looking in 2-3 directions plus emoting. That's about it, but beyond that, it was more about the emotion".
Produced by Pammi Baweja, Harman Baweja, and Smitha Baliga, 'System' will drop on May 22 on Prime Video.
— IANS
Reader Comments
Finally someone in the industry is calling out this nonsense. Bollywood has been doing this for decades - one hero with multiple heroines who have no real purpose. Jyotika has always been about meaningful cinema, and this just proves it again.
I appreciate her honesty, but isn't this a bit hypocritical? Many of her early Tamil films had exactly this kind of casting. Also, what about films like 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' which had one hero and one heroine? Let's not pretend the industry doesn't have bigger issues like nepotism and pay disparity.
As someone who works in the film industry, I can confirm this is a real problem. The "one hero, multiple heroines" formula is often used to create unnecessary competition among actresses and feed male egos. Jyotika's stance is refreshing and much needed. Looking forward to 'System'! 🎬
Actually, some films need multiple heroines for the story. Think about 'Mughal-e-Azam' or 'Devdas' - the multiple female characters served the plot. The problem is when it's done just to have item numbers or love interests without substance. Jyotika makes a fair point about drawing the line.
Love how she talks about the typing scenes! So true that actors often don't actually type anything. But honestly, I'm more interested in the film's social message. 'System' sounds like it could be a thought-provoking watch. May 22 can't come soon enough! 🤞
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