Female Leads: In the era of Pan India movies, Telugu heroes used to cast Bollywood actresses in their films. It is being chosen as a strategy to target the Bollywood market and attract the Hindi audience. But this approach is not always successful.
How Telugu Cinema Can Improve Roles for Female Leads
For example, if we look at the priority given to Alia Bhatt in ‘RRR’ and the priority given to Janhvi Kapoor in ‘Devara’, this point is evident. Alia Bhatt’s role in ‘RRR’, which was made with a huge budget, remained just a guest role. Also, in ‘Devara’, Janhvi Kapoor’s role was not given much importance. In Kalki too, Disha Patani was restricted to one song.
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So Bollywood actresses come with the hope of acting in Pan India movies, but in most cases their hopes are not fulfilled. Their roles are limited to showing beauty, and their careers are damaged due to the low emphasis in the story.
Looking at the importance of Deepika Padukone’s role in ‘Kalki’, it is understood that strong roles can be given to heroines in Telugu films. Kayour In most movies, heroine roles are limited to beauty only. This should be changed. By giving proper priority to the heroines in the story, the Telugu film industry can grow further. To have a wide range of heroine roles in Pan India films, we need to think carefully.