Janhvi Kapoor's role in Peddi recently sparked a debate over the portrayal of female characters and concerns around objectification. Amid the conversation, Kajal Aggarwal has opened up about how South cinema has evolved in its treatment of women on screen. The actor said the industry is now moving towards more liberal and coming-of-age roles, adding that she always drew the line when it came to certain portrayals.

Kajal on stepping away from Bollywood

After sharing screen space with some of the biggest stars in Bollywood, Kajal Aggarwal dabbled in South cinema as she felt she wasn’t getting her due. Explaining how she got substantial projects there, she recalled, “The quality of work I was getting down South was not something I was getting in Bollywood. The roles that I wanted, my priority was quality over quantity, and South was giving me such roles in abundance, so why would I do average roles in Bollywood? My priority was qualitative cinema. Language was never a barrier for me.”