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Jyotika Opens Up On Facing Discrimination, Having Identity Crisis

Jyotika Opens Up On Facing Discrimination, Having Identity Crisis

Actress Jyotika, who made her comeback to showbiz after 26 years with Srikanth and Shaitaan, will be seen next in Dabba Cartel. She will be essaying the role of a housewife of a businessman, who has sacrificed her career to focus on her family. The actress’ life, too, has a similar story. She took a break from movies after tying the knot to Suriya in 2006. In a recent interview, the actress opened up about marrying the actor and stopping work at 28. Jyotika also revealed that despite being in the industry for so many decades, she faces discrimination for being a woman at times. She said, “It seems like an everyday thing. I’m married to a superstar. So, I face it every now and then, till date. I see it happening even during interviews. If I say that I feel lucky to have married Suriya, people say that he’s a really nice guy. If he says that he feels lucky to have married a nice woman, it suddenly becomes something like Suriya is such …