Madhuri Dixit spilled beans about her upcoming film Maja Ma which will be released on Prime Video on October 6. The trailer of the family entertainer was revealed on Thursday. At the launch event, she revealed how 90’s heroines are taking up much-evolved roles as compared to male co-stars.
Madhuri Dixit talking about it said she loves to do roles that are empowering women. The actress has already done such movies as Raja, Mrityudand, Anjaam. She is attracted to such roles. She believes that OTT platforms have given broader spectra to help female actors to get good work even in their 40s.
In an interview with Indian Express, she said, “I’ve played a mother earlier too. But then I think they didn’t know what to do with women in this age group. Because of OTT and the kind of stories that are being told, there are no commercial constraints to make the film a hit. Of course, commercial films are changing as well. Look at films like Badhaai Ho, where a woman is a protagonist. She was not like a 16-year-old girl running around trees. Stories are maturing, the audience is maturing, and storytelling is maturing. People are consuming better content. There are so many stories about women that are being made. Hence so many good roles for female actors.”
Madhuri also focused on the fact that females are doing much more evolved and serious roles than males from the 90s. “It is always the case na. Women mature more than men (laughs). You have to go to your higher intelligence and think about it. I cannot blame the heroes also because of the kind of commercial films that are made, they need to do a song, dance and all. So, they are always looking for something that keeps them young, which is not bad.”
Madhuri added, “As a woman, I think what I am doing or Juhi (Chawla) is doing or Raveena (Tandon) is doing or anyone of us is doing is wonderful because we are going forward in life and we are true to ourselves on screen as well.”
However, her upcoming film Maja Ma is directed by Anand Tiwari. The actress was last seen in Netflix’s show The Fame Game.
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