India, March 1 -- Jyotika has spoken about a female actor's 'battle' in the Tamil film industry, recalling how she "started doing very different roles" after becoming a mother at 28. In an interview with Fever FM, Jyotika was joined by her Dabba Cartel team including Shabana Azmi, Shalini Pandey, Anjali Anand and Shibani Dandekar. The host spoke to them about how women are not allowed to age even though fans accept a male actor ageing.

Responding to this, Jyotika said, "It's a big question in the South, actually. I had my kids when I was 28, and I started doing very different roles after that. In fact, I think I haven't worked with a star or a hero after 28. It's a huge challenge because then you are building your career absolutely with ...