Amitabh Bachchan’s teenage co-star was involved with two married men who stifled her career, refused to play his sister for fear of being typecast

The Hindi film industry is a glamorous place, but it is also a place that has systemically exploited young talent. A few lucky ones manage to save themselves but a large number of women and men are swallowed by a system that promises them all the glitz and glamour, but ultimately, leaves them stranded. In a recent interview, yesteryear actor Padmini Kapila spoke about the time when she got a chance to be a leading heroine at 17, and got in a relationship with a married actor, Navin Nischol. She also spoke about the time when she got involved with the director of Amitabh Bachchan’s films like Zanjeer, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris, Prakash Mehra, and realised that he was never going to let her succeed in her career.

In a recent interview with Lehren Retro, Padmini recalled the time wh