Lara Dutta revealed that she decided to take a break from movies as she was tired of performing the roles of hero’s wife or girlfriend and wasn’t presented with challenging roles. Also, she wanted to give time to her daughter Saira.
Lara told a leading news agency, “By the time I reached my early 30s, I honestly may have gotten a bid jaded. The industry was in a different space back then. You were cast because a glamorous actress had to be cast in a film. You were invariably playing the hero’s girlfriend or wife. I got tired of it.”
She also added that she consciously decided to do comedy films as they provided her the opportunity to perform more instead of just being a ‘glamorous heroine on screen’. “It gave me a lot more to do than be someone’s wife or girlfriend. I left my mark by doing comic films that were successful and popular. That became my sweet spot and gave me the opportunity to do more than just be a pretty glamorous heroine on screen,” said the former Miss Universe. “By the time I had my daughter in my early 30s, I had gotten jaded and tired of that. It was important and refreshing for me to take that step away,” the actor further added.
In the last two years, Lara featured in three series- Hundred, Hiccups and Hookups and the latest Kaun Banegi Shikharwati. Speaking about the same, Lara said, “I did so much work in the last 18 months, more than what I have done in the last six years put together. It has been an incredibly liberating time as an artiste to be able to play these diverse characters.”
