Yami Gautam, while promoting Bala, brings out a facet of the discrimination prevalent in the industry. The actor argues that Hindi cinema has a tendency to stereotype female actors.
Yami plays the role of a small-town TikTok star in the movie. She says, "The pre-requisite relies on a set standard of beauty. For the longest time, movies used to promote a stereotypical version of women, who would fit into two broad moulds - good and bad. The emphasis was never on authenticity. The characters were painted in broad strokes, which are why a script like Bala appealed to me.” The Amar Kaushik-directed movie also touches on India’s obsession with fair-skinned women, through Bhumi Pednekar’s character.
