Girija Oak REACTS to being compared to Sydney Sweeney after viral ‘blue saree woman’ post; says, ‘Happy if people discover my work now’ |
Marathi actress Girija Oak Godbole, who also starred in Shah Rukh Khan‘s ‘Jawan’, has been going viral on social media as ‘Blue Saree Wali’. Netizens pitched her as India’s counterpart to Hollywood bombshell, Sydney Sweeney and Italian model Monica Bellucci. Now, the actress has responded to all the hype around her on the internet.
Girija Oak Godbole reacts to going viral on the internet
Girija Oak Godbole, who is the daughter of veteran Marathi actor Girish Oak, told the Hindustan Times, “I am amused! My phone started buzzing like crazy on Sunday evening.”The actress further shared that she was in rehearsals for her play and added, “Suddenly, all my friends were messaging me, ‘Do you know what’s happening on X?'”Oak further stated that one of the posts was debating if the viral blue saree actress was her or another Marathi actress, Priya Bapat. She added that her brother-in-law told the actress that a few “cheap handles picked up my pictures, and there was a ‘bhabhi lover’ scene happening.”
Girija Oak on being ‘se*xualized’
The actress further added, “Some pages sexualized me. But Marathi fans said, ‘You’ve only just discovered her! We’ve known her for years.'”Girija expressed that such trends would come and go, but the work she would do in the industry would stay. She said, “If people discover my work now, that makes me happy.”The actress stated that since she belongs to a film family, they understand that one cannot control perceptions. She said, “I never have to go out of my way to explain, because we’re all aware of the nature of the beast. If you put yourself on a pedestal, people will talk.”
Girija Oak Godbole’s projects
In Hindi movies, the actress was last seen in Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Jawan’. She has worked in films like ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Shor In The City’, ‘Qala’, ‘The Vaccine War’, and more.
