'Films with women in centre don't get producers' backing', laments Rasika Dugal: 'Difficult for them to get released'
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Star Rasika Dugal has shared that films with ‘women in the centre’ seldom find backers in Hindi cinema and often struggle for rollout. The star, who is currently starring in the Mirzapur movie, also opened up about the use of AI in screenwriting, a global ongoing debate.
Adding to this, Rasika Dugal plays Beena Tripathi in Mirzapur: The Movie. Rasika Dugal on women-led films in Bollywood In conversation with ANI, Rasika Dugal shared that she routinely receives scripts with strong female characters, but they later struggle to get the required backing. Talking about the state of Indian films, she added, “Writing might change with the help of AI. However, it is the distribution which becomes a problem. I get a lot of scripts every day which have very interesting characters, women in the centre, but they often don't have producers backing them. Or if they have, if those films have been made, it's difficult for them to get releases.”
Meanwhile, The star then elaborated on her view of the use of artificial intelligence, which is increasingly discussed as a tool that could assist filmmakers at different stages of the creative process, including idea development and writing. “I am not so much in favour of the idea of using AI; I feel that for writing, I feel that AI can be a supporting tool, but not the main thing,” the star shared, adding that she does not use AI extensively herself and therefore does not consider herself particularly well-versed with the technology.
Notably, Currently, the star is basking in the success of Mirzapur: The Movie, which sees her reprise her role as Beena Tripathi from the series. The movie continues the franchise's story on the big screen, telling an origin tale set in parallel with the events of season 1, which aired in 2019. Mirzapur The Movie brings together several of its popular characters, including Kaleen Bhaiya (Pankaj Tripathi), Munna Bhaiya (Divyenndu) and Guddu Pandit (Ali Fazal).
As per the latest buzz, At the centre of the movie is the race for the Mirzapur throne, with new contenders entering the conflict and changing the dynamics between the characters. The movie also stars Ravi Kishan in a new role, along with Shriya Pilgaonkar, Shweta Tripathi, and Abhishek Banerjee, among others.
In further updates, Mirzapur: The Movie was rolled out in theatres on September 4, and made ₹ 57 crore rupees net at the domestic ticket-window in the first two days. The movie is now galloping towards the ₹ 100-crore rupees mark.
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Source: Hindustan Times