Aisha actress Lisa Haydon sheds light on models’ struggles in Bollywood

Model-turned-actress Lisa Haydon, who has acted in two Hindi films so far, feels that the film industry is a tough place for those aspiring actresses who belong to a modelling background. She has also admitted of her own difficult experiences in the industry.

The 27-year-old actress, who made her debut with Aisha in 2010 and starred in Rascals opposite Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn, told PTI, "I think establishing yourself as an actor is very difficult thing to do for a model because people have prejudices against models acting. I don't really take them personally but I think it is difficult for any one to make a mark in this business.”

The actress didn’t detail on her upcoming film Santa Banta though, which also stars Boman Irani, Vir Das and Neha Dhupia. Lisa also revealed, "I wanted to be a yoga teacher but I was 19 and I thought I was too young and too wild to dedicate myself to such a spiritual practice at such a young age. Modelling came along and it just sort of happened," while launching a new Schwarzkopf hair colour product. The former model who has been a regular in all premiere fashion weeks also said, "I am very happy that I chose modelling. I feel eventually in life, I may go back to do something like teaching yoga but I would never be prepared for that fully if I had denied the glamourous side of myself."