‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’ Actress Shubhangi Atre On Fighting Prejudices In Industry: ‘Was Told Married Women Are Not Heroine Material’
Shubhangi Atre started her acting career after her marriage to Piyush Poorey in the year 2006 with Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’. Read on to know more details.
New Delhi: Television actress Shubhangi Atre who is popular for her role as Angoori Bhabhi in the sitcom ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’ opened up about fighting prejudices against married women which prevails in the industry. Shubhangi started her acting career after her marriage to Piyush Poorey in the year 2006 with Ekta Kapoor’s show ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’. She then went on to star in ‘Chidiya Ghar’, ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’ and others.
In one of her recent interviews, Atre opened up about fighting the prejudices which prevail in the industry against married women. She told IANS, “I remember getting married at a very young age. I was very happy that I'm moving to Mumbai and felt that I could achieve my dreams. But once I moved here, I was told that married women are not considered as heroine material. But I kept on trying my best and today I'm blessed. My husband and family were very supportive all this while.”
Shubhangi further added, “I've been totally filmy since my childhood. And I will remain the same till my last breath. I was very sure that I wanted to become an actress, since a very young age. I remember my family, neighbours and friends used to call me a heroine. And I use to blush a lot. I used to watch three to four movies whenever I had a holiday. And use to see TV shows on a regular basis.”
Meanwhile, other than ‘Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain’, she is also popular for starring in ‘Do Hanson Ka Jodaa’, ‘Chidiya Ghar’, ‘Adhuri Kahaani Hamari’ and others.
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