Actress Taapsee Pannu has always been very vocal about several issues in the film industry, from the insider-outsider debate to misogyny in Bollywood.
As per a report in HT, Taapsee shed light on how there is a greater challenge to get films right as often filmmakers don’t have the luxury of a large budget. She said that since female-driven films are built on a smaller budget than films with male actors, they can’t rely on VFX and that she can’t devote a full year to projects.
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She explained, “You don’t have as much of a budget in female-driven films as you have in male-driven ones. So you can’t rely on VFX, you have to work on your body. Besides, a female cannot invest a full year in a film because she isn’t paid as much as her male counterpart.”
She continued, “Humare film ka budget itna hota hai jitna ek male actor ki ek film ki fee hoti hai (Our films cost as much as a male actor’s fee). And if I decided to invest a year in the prep and shoot of a film, I would be losing out on five films. That just won’t be practical. The kind of stuff that I am now getting is something that I can hardly say ‘no’ to.”
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Kudos to her for opening up about such issues! What do you think?
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