MUMBAI: Actress Sushmita Sen has called her web-series 'Aarya', which has earned an International Emmy Awards nomination, a rewarding experience as she says it changed her life on many levels.

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Sushmita talked about her journey of ‘Aarya', calling the show her reward for all the challenges. She made her stunning entry into the films after becoming the first Indian to bag the Miss Universe title in 1994. She starred in several hit films but later took a brief hiatus from films for almost a decade.

Sushmita marked her debut in films with ‘Dasta’ in 1996. In her career spanning decades, the actress has delivered hits like 'Aankhen', 'Biwi No.1', 'Vaastu Shastra' and 'Main Hoon Na' to name a few.

While she enjoys huge popularity on social media, Sushmita Sen recently opened up on the gender inequality she faced in the industry. In an interview with her daughter Alisha’s school magazine, Sushmita stated, “As an actor, they would not allow me the same privileges as a male actor or the same opportunities. So yes, I’ve had to fight as a woman for many levels of acceptance. How do I deal with it? Well, I’m older now, so I do have experience and a reputation which has taken me years to build.” Speaking about being type-cast, she added, “The gender inequality and the difficulties that are born from being, for the lack of another word, typecast as a woman carries too many disparities in it. With experience and withstanding your ground, you are slowly changing the world one day at a time.”

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CREDIT: TOI