Taapsee Pannu says if a small film like The Kashmir Files can create those numbers, it can’t be bad
India Today
Taapsee Pannu recently talked about the massive success of The Kashmir Files. The actress said that while one has can question the intention of people, the fact that it got great numbers proves that it’s not a bad film.
Bollywood star Taapsee Pannu on Friday said she hopes the impressive commercial run of her colleague Alia Bhatt’s movie “Gangubai Kathiawadi” leads to more screens being allocated to movies fronted by women.
Released on February 25 in theatres, the crime drama, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, reportedly earned Rs 123 crore at the box office.
Speaking about the commercial success of “Gangubai Kathiawadi” at ABP Network’s Ideas of India Summit, Pannu said she is happy to see how the scenario is changing slowly.
“I was so glad that it happened (BO success of Gangubai Kathiawadi). It opens doors for ten other female-driven films. So, I heartily celebrate the fact that it happened. But I really hope in the future the number of screens that the film got, which is 3,000 screens, that happens too,” Pannu said.
“3,000 screens, which is at par with any hero film, should be given to a female protagonist as well, and then you see, why would it not collect numbers like the (hero’s) movie. So, let’s make it a level playing field,” she added.
Citing the example of her 2019 mystery-thriller film “Badla”, which released in 900 screens and earned Rs 90 crore, said there have been times when her films were given fewer screens as a hero’s film was releasing at the same time.
“I’ve got a lesser number of screens, so I have to prove my film’s worth in the weekdays to overtake the other film,” she said, without divulging the name of the film.
