Bollywood - Racism has driven Nagma, the Bhojpuri film actress out of Bollywood.Quoted as saying she did what was best at the time, being a girl with a Muslim name and with the Shiv Sena raising its head, this gave way to racism, leaving her scared and unsure about her future.With offers coming in from the Bhojpuri film industry and having reportedly been the target of threatening calls the actress decided the time was right to film in a different language and moved to the Bhojpuri and has become an instant success.The Bhojpuri film industry is very small with only eight main the whole players the star says she is proud to be one of them. I am proud because when the history of Bhojpuri film industry will be written my name will be there, she added.Nagma believes that compared to Bollywood, regional films give an actress ample space to push the envelope.Bollywood films are not much performance-oriented films when it comes to female protagonist. It is very easy to work in an ensemble cast, all you have to do is to work on your body."Nagma meanwhile disputes reports that the split from Bollywood was as a result of acrimony between her Aryan Vaid and Ravi Kissan,
Nagma is due to release six Bhojpuri movies in 2007, after which the actress is planning to make a come back in Hindi films.