‘If A Woman’s Film Does Well, It’s The Director’s Credit: Vidya Balan Cites Gangubai's Example
Vidya Balan recently argued that misogyny is to blame for the lack of acclaim bestowed on women-led films.
New Delhi: Vidya Balan is well-known not just for her talents, but also for her unfiltered honesty. She recently argued that misogyny is to blame for the lack of acclaim bestowed on the success of women-led films. She talked about Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ which premiered earlier this year and quickly became a critical and commercial hit.
She attended the Film Companion roundtable chat and voiced her opinion. During the chat with film critic Anupama Chopra, Vidya raised a question, “How come Gangubai did well? If a woman’s film does well, it’s the director’s credit, and this is ridiculous.”
She went on to say, “We worked so hard as women to have a certain standing today, where we’re headlining films. More and more actresses are doing that. I love how post-pandemic, because the men’s films aren’t working, they suddenly turn around and say that the women’s films aren’t going to work all the more. How ridiculous? I really want to say, ‘What about Gangubai?’ It did more than most male-driven films.”
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As an actor, Vidya has shown her skills and wowed her followers. She is known for her portrayals of strong female characters in films like ‘The Dirty Picture’, ‘Begum Jaan’, ‘Kahaani’, ‘Parineeta’ and ‘Jalsa’.
On the work front, she is now filming ‘Neeyat’, in which she will appear opposite Neeraj Kabi, Shahna Goswami, Ram Kapoor, and Rahul Bose, amongst other actors.
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