Anushka Sharma Said Women-Led Films Are Much Braver Because The Story Is The Hero. We Agree With Her

Anushka Sharma Said Women-Led Films Are Much Braver Because The Story Is The Hero. We Agree With Her

When I first watched NH10, all I could think was what an amazing actor Anushka was. That was probably the first film of hers that I really liked her in, maybe because of the gory, raw background of the film or just how realistic her portrayal of the character was. Then I got to know that she had even produced the film herself.

She founded Clean Slate Films with her brother Karnesh when she was just 25 and if you’ve noticed, all the films they’ve brought in till now revolve around a strong woman character. Be it Mira of NH10, Rukhsana in Pari, Shashi in Phillauri or Bulbul in the Netflix Original horror Bulbbul, the story of each of these women is extraordinary, inspiring and well, chilling to the bone.

Anushka Sharma is a staunch feminist and very vocal about it too. It reflects in her storytelling and brave cinema centred around a female protagonist. In a recent interview with Live Mint, she spoke about how women-led films are much braver and why Clean Slate Films prefers to invest in these feminist stories.

She said, “When you’re making films with a male actor there are a lot of trappings you get stuck with. I think female-led stories are much braver. It’s always about the story, unlike when you’re making a film with a hero. That’s such a big contribution female-led films have had to the industry. It’s only in the past few years that we’ve seen many such films come out.”

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The theme of three of their films was supernatural fiction but with a feminist angle, of course. While Pari had a more macabre horror theme going on, Phillauri was a mix of horror and light comedy, and Bulbbul gave us the chills, but from patriarchy.

Talking about the theme of the movies, she said, “Unknowingly, Karnesh and I seem to have introduced a feminist horror subgenre. From the beginning we were very clear we wanted to chase stories that are unique and clutter-breaking. It just so happened that a lot of these were in a supernatural space. But that’s storytelling, right? You can engage in escapism and make it beautiful while staying true to the messaging.”

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We totally agree that these women-centric stories are diverse, deep and much braver than those with a male protagonist, more so because the horror of a woman’s life go way beyond the supernatural.

If there were goons running after two men in NH10, it won’t be that thrilling or brave, right? Because, you see, imagining what can happen to a woman in this country is enough to raise hair on your neck. Thinking of the terrifying stories of sexual abuse on women depicted in Pari and Bulbbul still sends a chill down my spine. Does the reflection of these gruesome details make these films braver? What do you think?

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