{
  "id": 4175362,
  "title": "Nikki Walia says she was attacked for quitting Bollywood: ‘Women were objectified, treated unfairly’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/nikki-walia-says-she-was-attacked-for-quitting-bollywood-women-were",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T10:54:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nikki-walia-attacked-quitting-bollywood-women-objectified-unfair-treatment-of-women-for-quitting-bollywood-choosing-tv-10854525/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nikki Walia, a former actress from Bollywood, recently revealed that she left the industry due to the toxic culture it fostered. In an interview with Zoom, she stated that women were subjected to objectification and unfair treatment within the film world. The actor's decision to transition from films to television in the early 1990s was met with shock and rumors, but she attributed her move to the demeaning behavior she witnessed on sets and from industry insiders. Walia's father once told her, \"You're not meant for this industry,\" which ultimately supported her decision to leave.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}