Is there a shortage of actresses in Bollywood?

Most of the Bollywood directors accept the fact that there is a real shortage of girls Almost every beauty pageant participant aspires to be an actress as soon as she is crowned. Small screen names hope to step on to the big screen while models are keen to trade in their catwalks for the celluloid. Add to this the plethora of girls who harbour dreams of lighting up the marquee. The girls may be willing and able but are they capable?

Most filmmakers feel there is a shortage of girls in the industry. Recently when filmmakers like Imtiaz Ali, Vikramaditya Motwane, Rohan Sippy and Vipul Shah among others had got together at the Mid-day office to discuss things they wished were a part of the industry, Motwane had quipped, "There's a real shortage of girls in the industry today." To which Imtiaz had added, "Every time, one of us starts making a movie, we begin to look for girls who can act and you inevitably see that there's really nobody. While Sippy opined, "Nowadays the secretaries /managers of the actress make them models - not actresses.Earlier, they were instinctive and knew what they are here for. Modelling agencies are now thinking that it's a similar thing to do when it clearly isn't. Yes, it's not easy to find actresses nowadays."

Shah had added, "Unfortunately, the Indian mindset is that shaadi ho gayi toh buddhi ho gayi. A married actress can't take up so many projects. In fact, you see how our actresses don't get married till they are 35 or 37 because they believe in this perception, as there is a shift in audiences' love for them. They might be mature but the perception changes already."

Shraddha Kapoor has been rejecting lots of roles Also, with some actresses preferring to be visible and raking in the moolah through event appearances and brand endorsements, they are in no hurry to continue doing any film. A Shraddha Kapoor may be infamous for rejecting roles while a Diana Penty is in no hurry to do a second film.

Diana Penty wants plenty of time before she starts any new project Merry go round Of late, OMG: Oh My God! director Umesh Shukla has been making more news about having a tough time finding an actress for his project with Abhishek Bachchan. With several names being tossed around for quite a while including those who rejected them, buzz is that eventually Asin may feature in his film.

Asin just wants to work with big Bollywood stars now