Actress Kriti Sanon has talked about the change in Bollywood and said that makers often feel viewers are not interested in ‘female-oriented’ films.
The actress, who was recently seen in Crew with Tabu and Kareena Kapoor, hoped the success of her latest release.
The actress was one of the three leads alongside Tabu and Kareena Kapoor in the film, which has grossed over ₹100 crore worldwide within nine days of release.
While talking about Crew movie being a female-centric movie, Sanon said that makers often feel viewers are not interested in “female oriented”.
She said, “A film doesn’t have to be led by a man to pull the audience to the theatre. For the longest time, people have not taken the risk of scaling female-oriented films as they do for male-centric ones. They feel audiences won’t come to the theatre, and they won’t recover the money.”
“This is sort of a start of a change, I am hoping, at least. Slowly, I hope people will come out and risk putting money and scaling a woman-led film as much as they do for male-led films because that also translates to the same amount of numbers at the box office,” she added.
Citing the example of 2022’s Gangubai Kathiawadi, the 33-year-old actor said director Sanjay Leela Bhansali made the Alia Bhatt-starrer on a large scale, and the film was a critical as well as commercial success. Interestingly, Kriti and Alia shared the Best Actress National Film Award for their performances in Mimi and Gangubai Kathiawadi.
On the work front, Sanon is looking forward to the release of ‘Do Patti’, which is slated to premiere on Netflix this year. She was last seen in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, and currently enjoying the success of Crew.
