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Shraddha Srinath had a valid question for her followers on Thursday, about the desirability of married actresses. Sharing the picture, she wrote in a hard-hitting post, “Does an actress’

demand/desirability really go down after marriage? Not a superstar; a regular, mainstream lead actress. I want to hear it from you guys. Please discuss. (10 marks)” (sic) While her Krishna

and His Leela director Ravikanth Perepu jokingly wrote, “Happy married life,” (sic) the actress went on to explain, “One of my actress friends who is about to marry soon, was asked if she

would continue to act even afterwards by an “industry person” and I was stunned to hear such a question being asked so casually and unabashedly.It outraged me and got me thinking. I’m here

to hear it from the horse’s mouth.” (sic) Kannada actress Hitha Chandrasekhar, who got hitched in 2019, left a comment that reads, “I've been asked this more times than I can even

count, I've always said my marital status has nothing to do with my work. I've had directors refraining from offering me work when they got to know I was getting married. That

hasn't stopped me from continuing to do what I do and I do believe people to seek talent will find it in me anyway. We need to break this stereotype and stand above such trivial

questions. Our work should speak for us rather than our marital status.” (sic) Fans left numerous comments as to how the actress’ marital status shouldn’t matter but a few make an argument

that when most film industries pander to the male gaze, it’s natural that patriarchy demand married women to be seen as undesirable. Few others however continue to provide examples of

married actresses who break glass ceilings.