Talent has nothing to do with age or gender or being onscreen

Our readers have their say on sexism in the movie business, working in the UAE past the retirement age, the elections in Hong Kong and political fortunes in India

Linda Hamilton in Terminator: Dark Fate 2019. Paramount Pictures
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Regarding the article Bruce, Liam and Denzel are all over 60, so why are older female action stars rarely seen on screen? (November 23), is this an issue of sexism? There are many women from an older generation on screen. Maybe they aren't playing action roles but there are many talented women still acting over the age of 60.

Seems McKlaire, Abu Dhabi

Foreign teachers might want to work past retirement age too

This is with reference to the article Domestic workers over 60 can now continue working in the UAE (November 23): it could be advantageous if the retirement age of foreign teachers could also be looked at and perhaps increased to at least 65 years.

Alessandra Bruttomesso, Abu Dhabi

Politics and elections in India have become as scrambled as eggs

With reference to your story Controversial in Assam, the NRC could still become a reality for the rest of India (October 17), politics in India have now reached a new low.

Regarding the recent election, all parties in Maharashtra are trading favours and candidates are even bending constitutional traditions. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena party fought the election together, as did the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Indian National Congress (INC).

No party had enough seats to form a government on its own so the Shiv Sena teamed up with the NCP and INC to form a government. However, before this could happen, president’s rule was revoked in the state and the BJP government was sworn in with the support of a faction of NCP rebels.

This sends the message that the vote was of little no consequence. The parties’ agendas and ideologies are now all mixed up like scrambled eggs. The only goal seems to be to seize power.

Rajendra Aneja, Dubai

Let’s hope Hong Kong’s election restores calm and order to the city

Regarding Shawn Yuan's article After months of shouting, Hong Kong citizens speak through the ballot (November 23), after five months of protests, the people of Hong Kong are getting a chance to be heard. The district council elections held on Sunday could be a game-changer for the troubled island.

Let’s hope the elections help find a peaceful solution to months of woes and the right candidate is chosen who can resolve Hong Kong’s many problems. We can only hope there are calmer times ahead and this marks a turning point but optimism alone might not be enough.

K Ragavan, Bengaluru