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Meenakshi Sheshadri was a well-known actress of the 80s and 90s. He has worked in films like Damini, Hero, Meri Jung, Ghatak. Recently in a podcast, the actress shared an anecdote remembering the old days. He said that in earlier times, the conditions in the studios used to be very bad, the conditions were so bad that even shooting was very difficult. The actress said that the biggest problem on the set used to be the toilet, because there was only one toilet and it was used by more than 100 people. Meenakshi told that at that time Poonam Dhillon was the only actress who had her own vanity van.
100 people used to use one toilet – Meenakshi During a conversation on Kabir Vani’s YouTube channel, Meenakshi told that more than 100 people used the same toilet on the set. There were also no separate toilets for men and women. The actress told that due to lack of toilet on the set, there was a lot of trouble. He said that in earlier times, no attention was paid to cleanliness, we used to wear fancy costumes during the shoot, so care had to be taken that the costume does not get dirty.
Shot despite having diarrhea – Meenakshi
During the conversation, when Meenakshi was asked about her worst days, she recalled the time when she had diarrhea. She told that despite having diarrhea, she was shooting a romantic song in the rain. He said that as an actor one has to work in all circumstances. Because acting is a very hard profession.
There were a lot of problems in outdoor shoots – Jaya Bachchan Not only Meenakshi but earlier, Jaya Bachchan had also recalled the old days and said that in earlier times, female actresses had to face a lot of problems in outdoor shoots. In a conversation on YouTube channel What the Hell Navya, Jaya Bachchan told that due to lack of good facilities, the female actress had to change sanitary pads behind the bushes during outdoor shoots. He said, when we used to shoot outdoors, we did not have a van. We had to change clothes behind the bushes. Jaya Bachchan said that this was not only strange but also very shameful. We used to use 3-4 sanitary pads and used to carry plastic bags to throw away the pads and keep them in a basket.