Gulfam won't play a brothel owner anymore

Actress Gulfam Khan is facing a problem common to TV actors — getting typecast.
After playing brothel owner Rasili Bai in Ghar Ki Lakshmi... Betiyann, a madame in the movie Talaash and a slum queen — a boss of all bad deeds — in Mann Mein Hai Vishwas, she has turned down two films and one soap, Bani — Ishq Da Kalma, which required her to repeat the role.
She says, “I have nothing against such roles.I’ve played them with complete dedication, but I don’t want to get typecast. It’s easy for women to get slotted and I feel that we are a discriminated lot.” How did she prepare for the role of a brothel owner? Says Gulfam, “I researched a lot about brothel owners and courtesans of all eras. While playing Rasili Bai, I discovered that the mujra houses in Mumbai have, unfortunately, been converted into brothels. In fact, these brothel owners were appointed to teach rich girls about sensuality. We shot in real brothels for Talaash.”