India, June 24 -- As conversation around actor Janhvi Kapoor's objectified portrayal in the recently released Peddi intensifies, actor Tamannaah Bhatia has opened up about her experience in South cinema, admitting that there is a gaze towards women that is not very complimentary. Sharing her observations on how female actors are perceived in commercial cinema across India, Tamannaah told Forbes India that when she entered South cinema, she began to understand why people often described it in certain ways. "It's a very specific gaze. It's a patriarchal sort of vibe or it's a gaze that's not very complimenting. I felt like I had understood the musical aspect of it. The South needed that star quality to be able to pull that off, so I personally feel that cinema is as restrictive, or even more restrictive, in that sense. I am talking about when you want to make it from a commercial standpoint," she said. Talking about Bollywood, she said, "In the Hindi film industry, there are two kinds of actors. Those who have a more artistic take on things and are better suited to playing certain kinds of characters. They might not necessarily do a glamorous song-and-dance number. The Hindi film industry actually gives you the opportunity to do either/or, and the ones who do both inevitably become superstars," she said. Tamannaah clarified that her observations were based solely on her personal experience and acknowledged that others in the industry may have had different experiences. She noted that female actors who have enjoyed careers spanning 10 to 15 years have often been those who successfully balanced performance-oriented roles with commercial entertainers, including song-and-dance numbers.htc...