The advent of OTT made me busier than ever, says Lara

Actor Lara Dutta Bhupathi is in an exciting phase of her life as there is a lot happening on various fronts for her.

Along with her entrepreneurial responsibilities, the actor has also been busy with back-to-back shooting schedules for her web shows and film projects. And while she is doing a fabulous job of managing everything, the 44-yearold admits that it is “a challenge” to balance her active acting career, entrepreneurial journey and family life all at once.

The actor admits that lately, she has also been working on exploring other horizons as a producer as well as expanding her role as an entrepreneur of a multi-product business brand, and the clash has come with fresh challenges for her.

Bhupathi reveals, “Five years ago, I thought that I would find the time to go into it (explore avenues apart from acting). But little did I know that the advent of OTT would make me busier than I have been during the last decade.”

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(2021) actor, who credits her husband former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi and daughter Saira for supporting her to sail through it all, says that she is teaching her daughter that it is very important for a woman to be financially independent and also to enjoy making her own money. Bhupathi feels that women are often taught that the money they earn should directly go into their homes, which should not be the case. “Women have almost no say in matters related to their own money which needs to change,” she wraps up.

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