Mahnoor Baloch takes an indefinite hiatus from acting; here's why

Mahnoor Baloch   broke silence on  her limited on-screen presence as she claimed Pakistan's entertainment industry   still  needs to progress  in terms of diversity and creating roles. 

Baloch made a candid appearance on  an Eid special show where she  shared her disappointment with the kind of roles women were offered. 

The Ladies Park actress said, "It's a pity that our industry is still developing in which a certain type of role is designed for women, in which the same roles are shown, for them its age limits are also set." 

 "Unlike the international media industry, which produces stories on different subjects and people of various ages, the Pakistani media industry only focuses on love stories, portraying actors who are much older than their characters," she added.

 "Even though the hero is 55 years old, he won’t look old. But a woman her age would get roles as the hero’s mother. It seems that people's thinking is changing, and they don't accept it anymore," Baloch stated. 

Besides drama serials, Baloch  also appeared in 2013 feature film Main Hoon Shahid Afridi  opposite Humayun Saeed.