I don't think a heroine-oriented film has the capacity to pull an audience like a hero-oriented film in any film industry.
The audience simply don't find a heroine picking a fight with 10 guys as convincing as a hero. So the industry always sticks to psychological thrillers and ghost movies for heroine-oriented projects and this can sustain only for a short time.
On OTT, it's not about her or heroine, every single character is powerful and a hero, heroine in their own space.
I believe that every single person attached to a film is a character and nothing more. I don't categorize them as hero, heroine, etc.
I want to develop women-oriented films because, in most of the films, 70 per cent of the focus is on heroes and the rest on the heroine.
In feature films, I used to be the hero's friend, a regular character. In short films, I played the hero; I got roles where I could work on my character and performance. They made me aware of myself as an actor.
Rarely do heroine-oriented films happen in the film industry.
People often ask me why I don't take up more heroine-oriented roles. My question is, 'Where are these roles?' I really appreciate actresses who sign only films with meaty roles. However, there aren't too many of them. The industry is simply male-dominated.
I have done several films and it is only if the character appeals to me, whether as a hero or as a second hero, that I go for it. That's been my attitude toward films.
In the '80s, there was a fixed costume of a heroine, and not the physical costume, but this is what a heroine is, she is an art prop. She will look beautiful, support the hero, dance, get saved by hero. I didn't ever aim to go there.
Audiences want to watch heroine-oriented films, and even writers are writing scripts for women. I am very happy to see this change.
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The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.
How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees?
In a typical Hindi film, there's the role of the hero, the heroine, and the other important character is the villain.
I love that Moana is a heroine, and I hope people take that away, and that you most certainly can be the heroine, or hero, of your own story.