Priyanka Chopra's 'Mary Kom' Co-Star Lin Laishram Points Out Bollywood's Casting Hypocrisy

Casting in Bollywood has always been a debatable issue. Even after endless discussions about accepting and accommodating, Bollywood continues unnecessary favoritism and tries very little to break stereotypes.

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Pointing out Bollywood's hypocrisy, actress Lin Laishram says it was 'heartbreaking' to accept that they didn't cast someone from North East to play Mary Kom in the film.?

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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra headlined the film, and she won many awards for the same. Lin, herself, played a small role in the film. In a recent interview, she said that she would've loved to play the part herself.

She added that she would definitely have been equally happy if someone from the community had been considered to play Mary Kom.?

Priyanka Chopra in Mary Kom

In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, she said,?

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"As an actor, that self-centered, egoistic actor tells me that I should have been... But it could have been anybody from the North East. We have many great actors. I want to be generous here and say that many, many actors could have done this. But the casting and the whole team decided on someone else. It's heartbreaking, but we are coming along, and I hope that this does not happen again."?

She said that Bollywood always has stereotyped actors from the northeast.?

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Explaining why casting someone from North-east India would have been more apt, she adds,

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"A lot of times, the casting is stereotyped, and we are stuck to a very small genre of our own. That's also a stereotype, and not in the best manner. So when a script like that comes up, from our place, it would be great to be given to somebody who is more eligible and who's close to that land because it helps."

Lin Laishram gained critical claim for her 2019 film Axone.