In days gone by, actresses settled down to matrimony
and motherhood. They nursed their babies and
sought a comeback once the children were slightly
older. They did not mind taking up akka, anni
or amma roles. Seetha, Ambika, Nadia and so
on. But the GenNext syndrome of staying ahead
of the next competitor has caught up with the
heroines too. Therefore, you now have actresses
queuing up for roles with an infant in their
hands. This is because the shelf life of a heroine
is very short and it does not make sense to
sit around and lose out on all the chances,
which might just fall into the lap of another
Mumbai import.
