
Celina Jaitley,
who was in the capital some time back for some professional
commitments, said that as far as her acting career goes, neither her
marriage, nor her motherhood has affected it. Also, she is of the
opinion that the idea that a married actress has few chances to play a
lead role in a B-wood film, is a thing of the past now.
"The aversion filmmakers have towards offering a lead role to a married
actress did exist in our industry, but only till a few years back. Now, I
think, times have changed and the makers have moved away from all these
old fallacies. That is the reason why many actresses, despite being
married, are able to establish themselves firmly in the film industry on
the basis of their hard work and talent. Actresses like
Kajol
are a perfect example of those who continue to be prominent film stars
despite tying the knot. In my case too, I think that my marriage and
motherhood haven't affected my professional life at all; I am doing the
same amount of work I used to do earlier," she said. And as far as
actors are concerned, she said that age and marital status is not an
issue whatsoever. "
Actors ko koi kuch nahin bolta hai. Our
industry is still of the opinion that actors can play lead roles at any
age, but we actresses are shelved as the years pass by."
This
Shimla-born also accepted that she never thought that she will be
married to an NRI settled thousands of miles away from her and this,
according to Celina, happened because it was "destined". She said, "Love
just happens.
Yeh kab hoga, kahaan hoga, aur kisse hoga, yeh koi nahin jaanta. I believe in love stories like that of
Romeo-Juliet and
Heer-Ranjha;
there are soulmates who are made for each other in this world. They
meet in some way or the other. Similarly, I met Peter through one of my
uncles. He proposed to me and I couldn't say no. Everything depends upon
destiny."
Apart from her movies
Run Bhola Run, Showman
and some other scripts that she's going through these days, this mother
of two is also occupied with a lot of other things. She is planning to
produce a film, the script of which she is in the process of reading
currently. Also, the actress plans to write a book on women's health and
pregnancy. Celina told us, "A lot is going on in my professional life
these days. I am planning to produce a film. I have learnt only now that
producing a movie is much more difficult than acting in one. It's tough
to be a producer. I am also working on my book on women's health during
pregnancy which will bust myths related to the subject. People
criticised
Aishwarya Rai
(Bachchan) for gaining a lot of weight post delivery but that was not
her fault, it just happened because it was to be. Everybody has a
different metabolism rates, so health issues differ. I didn't gain too
much weight post pregnancy because I am of a different body type. And
this is what I'll try to address through my writing."