Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Sanya Malhotra are two popular actresses. While one is ruling in the South Film industry, the other is entertaining masses with her performances in Bollywood movies. Recently, the two actresses opened up on roles that fit them the best.
As per reports in Film Companion, Sanaya was quoted saying, “I think if we want more accurate representation of females, we need more women not only in front of the camera but behind the camera too. More technicians, more scriptwriters, because when a woman is telling a woman’s story, there is more empathy rather than sympathy. So that lens changes. So we can empathize with each other and write better characters for women. So that needs to be changed, more women behind the camera too.”
Samantha added, “I agree, we need more empathy than sympathy. Also, I think with OTT, a lot has changed. In mainstream films, you had a hero and a heroine, and everybody aspired to be the hero, and fall in love with the heroines. You had to be this non-threatening, cute, lovable persona and you were stuck with that. With multiplexes, things changed a little bit, and you had films with female protagonists. Some of us were shouldering films. But even the best of women actors are children of a lesser God in mainstream cinema. You don’t see a film on a warrior princess on a Baahubali budget. But with OTT, I am really glad that the playing field is getting equal. You don’t have time for the buildup shots and you get right into the story. So, we are all just actors playing these real and flawed characters, which is very liberating for women. It’s the beginning of a great time for women and we are finally exploring different dimensions of women’s personalities. And now that it has begun, there is no stopping.”
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