Sonam Kapoor is extremely excited for her next, ‘Veere Di Wedding’, which is all set to go on floors this May. The last time she was seen on the silver screen was in ‘Neerja’, a film which gained her a lot of applause and accolades. With more and more female led films like ‘Mary Kom’, ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Queen’ doing well at the box office, Sonam feels there’s no need for a term like ‘women-centric’ films.
In a recent interview with DNA Sonam said, “I don’t like the term ‘women-centric’ films at all. I don’t understand why people think that strong female characters can’t be fun. Why is it not commercial? It is important to realise that we can also do that.”
She continued, “With ‘Aisha’ and ‘Khoobsurat’, that’s what we were trying to do. Just because it’s helmed by a girl, it doesn’t have to be a serious film or it has to be a film that is not beautiful-looking or isn’t glossy. ‘Khoobsurat’ encouraged us in the way that it made us realise that we can have great films with great directors and great songs. But it can also be a happy film at the end of it all and it can have women who are commercially viable actors.”
When asked about the prevalence of the much-disputed pay disparity between male and female actors in Bollywood, Sonam said, “Definitely, in this industry, there is a pay disparity. Women, no matter how successful they have been, in the past one year or more, are still not given the same respect and the monetary compensation they deserve.”
Helmed by Rhea Kapoor, ‘Veere Di Wedding’ also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar, and Shikha Talsania in pivotal roles and is scheduled to release in the latter half of 2017.
