"Even today, author-backed roles are reserved for male actors, Mr Amitabh Bachchan gets such great roles even now", says Hema Malini

Actress Hema Malini disagrees that OTT platforms have given female actors more parts and chances. She says, Actor Amitabh Bachchan receives jobs that are "written just for him,". She continued, "It would be lovely if a character was written with me in mind."

Hema in an interview said, “Where are the opportunities today? Even today, author-backed roles are not found for actresses; they are reserved for male actors. Mr Amitabh Bachchan gets such great roles even now, they are written specially for him. But such special roles have not been written for actresses till today. If someone can write a [tailor-made] role keeping me in mind, it would be nice. I think I too am capable of performing well.”

She also added, “I’m waiting to explore different kinds of roles, from dramatic to out of the box. The role has to be amazing, so that I can say yes immediately, but nobody has offered me anything like that yet. As an artiste, I would always want to do exciting projects. I will never say no to acting as it’s my passion."