Dia Mirza recalls having no toilet and no privacy on film sets: ‘I had to go behind trees and rocks’ Bollywood News

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she continued. “But even if a man came in late, no one said anything to them. But if a woman caused any kind of delay, we were immediately labeled as unprofessional. Many female actors have spoken out about the lateness of male stars, as well as hygiene and privacy issues on film sets at the time. “Back then, when we went to shoot, there was no toilet in the studio and we would sit there all day without going to the toilet. Thankfully, we didn’t have any kidney-related problems. Sometimes behind the bushes. Sometimes I would change clothes.” Asha Parekh He told ANI at the Indian Film Festival in India.

On my granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda’s podcast, Jaya Bachchan also shared her memories. About the troubles she had to face on film sets. “When we were outdoors, we didn’t have vans. We had to change our clothes behind the bushes. Everything. We didn’t even have enough toilets. It was awkward and embarrassing. We had three to three sanitary napkins. I used four pads and carried around a plastic bag to dispose of the napkins and put them in a basket so I could dispose of them as soon as I got home,” Jaya said.