Bose, who has starred in an award-winning Italian film "Gangor" and is a part of this year's Oscar-nominated movie "Lion", says there is too much struggle in the industry for people like her who do not come from the "right family and are not beauty queens".
"There is no way to combat the demarcation... It is sad but it is true. It's quite depressing. We are doing what we are doing. There are a whole lot of us, talented artistes in India who don't come from the right family, who are not beauty queens. We are actors and we are here to stay," Bose told PTI on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week.
"There is a lot of diversity out there. Deepika and Priyanka have paved a way. I think that is going to help a lot of people."
Talking about "Lion", which had its Indian premiere here on Wednesday, Priyanka says she is very proud of the film, which has earned six nominations at the 2017 Academy Awards.
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The Garth Davis-directed film is about a young Indian boy Saroo Brierley, who gets separated from his brother and mother when he ends up 1,000 miles away from his home and is eventually adopted by an Australian couple.
The actress says in order to prepare for the role, she wanted to meet Saroo Brierley's real mother and her director made the meeting possible.
"I had met Saroo's brother. It was something I had asked Garth and he initiated it and that happened."
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