Actor Jyotika Reveals Why She Wasn’t Offered Any Hindi Films in 27 Years

Actress Jyotika, one of the biggest names in Tamil cinema, began her career in Bollywood with Doli Saja Ke Rakhna in 1998 alongside Akshaye Khanna. Soon after, she tried her hand at Tamil and Telugu films and rose in the ranks to be one of the biggest names in South Indian cinema.

During this time, the actress was absent from the Hindi film scene, only to return with Shaitaan in 2024, which was a blockbuster. When asked why she had not done any Bollywood film for so long, Jyotika told News18 Showsha that she was not offered any role. She shared: “I didn't have any filmmaker reaching out to me from Bollywood in all these years.

I didn't receive an offer from Hindi films even once. I drifted into South films 27 years ago and have only worked in South films ever since. My first Hindi film didn't run well in theatres. It's all very formula-based. Your first film needs to run for you to get more offers."