Sushmita Sen is a valuable gem of the Indian film industry and there are no second thoughts about it. After making the entire nation proud by bagging the crown for Miss Universe, Sushmita went ahead to win hearts through her philanthropic work and stron acting mettle. She has been a part of some outstanding films, such as Main Hoon Na, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya, Dastak, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge, Bewafaa among so many others. Apart from her flourished professional career, Sushmita is also a doting single mother to her wonderful daughters, Renee and Alisah, who have grown up to be completely their mother’s reflection.
Sushmita Sen reveals taking a break from films since she grew tired of catering to male egos
In an interaction with The Indian Express, Sushmita Sen opened up about the time when she took a massive break of 8 years from Bollywood, when she returned with her series, Arya in 2020. Speaking along the same lines, Sushmita revealed that the fundamental thought behind taking the decision for the break was that she was simply tired of wasting her time on the film sets, where she had to cater to the egos of the male film leads. In her words:
“You need to understand that it was the time when it was at its peak. As actresses, you do one item song or one thing and wow, you have arrived. It’s about who is doing your costumes and how many breakdown scenes you have. That’s how your math used to be. Hats off to the actors who have been able to do that. I grew tired very quickly because I wasn’t growing. Also, I have no way of catering to egos. I have no problem being like this student of arts, cinema and life but it’s a big problem catering to egos. I can’t do that. So it was not a good idea for me either because I didn’t quite fit in.”