Koena Mitra has starred in many Bollywood films like Apna Sapna Money Money, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena and more. She was also a part of the 13th season of Bigg Boss.
However, Koena’s Bollywood journey wasn’t all smooth and the actress revealed her struggles in a recent interview.
Talking about nepotism and groupism, Mitra says, “I agree that nepotism and groupism exist in the film industry. I have faced all kinds of behaviour. There was a time when I got a big break, despite being an outsider. On the other hand, when I need them the most, no one from the industry stood up for me. I will always have this complaint against the industry that they did not speak for me openly.”
She then diverged into a topic that was close to heart. Koena reveals that her decision of going under the knife got her a lot of backlash from the industry. She says, “Whatever it was, it was my decision. It is my face and my life, why should people have a problem with that?”
She lastly said, “When I came here, I did not know that one must not speak about one’s surgery. Someone asked me, and I talked about my surgery. Soon after that, it felt like the entire world came after me. I was tortured for my surgery for three long years. Constantly, the media ran negative news items about me. Many people from the industry also distanced themselves from me at the time and it also affected my work. I feel like laughing because people would advise me to stay strong, but not support me in front of the media.”