Can u make a rosy career?
Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts is the most successful actress in the world, is enchantingly charming and hypnotically beautiful. But when it comes to men, she has had only painful heartbreaks. Perhaps the problem is that in this world, finding true love is both the most rewarding and difficult thing in life to achieve. Most women appear to be happy on the stage and screen, but in their heart of hearts, they live with a sense of persecution, for they belong to everybody, but nobody belongs to them. Our own actresses in Telugu cinema have had a wonderful career on par with the male co-stars but when it came to the private lives, it has been extremely saddening and pathetic. Very few women like Jamuna, Suhasini, Ooha, etc., were capable of balancing a rosy career and a happy family.
Jayamalini, yesteryears popular vamp is real heroine in married life. Industry people say she is the most luckiest and happiest woman on earth. After retiring from films she married a police inspector and is settled in Chennai with her children, completely detatched to the film line. Disco Shanti, Tulasi, Jeevita and Vanisri gave up their career to devote themselves to their family voluntarily. Actress Chandrakala who married a muslim film financier succumbed to cancer but had a fantastic marriage as long as it lasted. But happiness has eluded many a successful actress and the sad trend from Savitri to Soundarya continues till date.
Analysing the concept, film and tv actor, director Maharshi says, “Every successful woman need not be intelligent enough to carry her on screen image to her real life as well. She need not be an epitiome of a devi. Even if she is intelligent, meeting a wrong person assuming her choice is right could lead to many problems. In some cases they have to blame themselves, their kith and kin who prompt them to continue with their career when the time is right to settle down.”
Sridevi, Jayaprada, Jayasudha may all might be happy today but they all have had bitter experiences with men. Adds Maharshi, “The film industry is like a glass house.The current generation of actresses are exposed to the society and are smart enough to make their marraiges work with compromises, sacrifices and understanding but the yesteryear stars lived far away from reality.” Very true, with absolutely little or no knowledge in academics, they were used to a life of luxury and fame. They could not cope with the intial hurdles in marraige and also were not mature enough to get their priorities in life, right. They forget their films were a hit also because of team work and because of the moral support and backing of their parents.
We also have some very smart women in telugu cinema like Lakshmi and Radhika. Both of them have married thrice before finally finding marital bliss. But how many happily married women are touted to be made for each other couples in the film industry? Are they living together in the mask of happiness? Happily married people are healthier, better adjusted, more successful, and more wealthy than their unhappily married or single counterparts. In this time of uncertainty, isn’t it worth it to make a fulfilling relationship out of a marriage? I believe you owe it to yourself to find out!
