Budget of female-led film is very less: Taapsee Pannu reveals challenge behind Gandhari
· Entertainment · Indian Express, Hindustan Times, India Today
Taapsee Pannu, headlining the upcoming Netflix film Gandhari, stated that female-centric action movies often face significantly lower budgets compared to their male-led counterparts. She explained that this financial limitation necessitates a stronger focus on narrative and emotional depth, where action serves as a byproduct of the story. Produced by Kanika Dhillon, the film follows a mother searching for her abducted daughter in a city, exploring themes of revenge and redemption. Pannu noted that she did not undergo formal martial arts training for the role, emphasizing that the character's motivation drives the action sequences. The film, which also stars Ishwak Singh and Swastika Mukherjee, is scheduled to stream on Netflix starting September 3.
Why it matters
The comments highlight the ongoing financial disparity in the Indian film industry regarding the production scale of female-led action projects compared to male-dominated counterparts.
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