Kriti Sanon says she was sidelined in promotions by male actor, given smaller room and car | Bollywood News
Kriti Sanon has acknowledged, from her own decade-plus experience in the film industry, how it’s designed to favour men over women, whether it’s in the roles written for the screen or how differently the male and female actors are treated on set. She does maintain that there’s progress now, but back when she started out in 2014, the situation was rather bleak. “When I was starting off, the female character would not be well-defined — What does she do? Where does she come from? Who are her parents? What is her family like? Not much. Sometimes, she’s just the love interest. It’s changing now. Women are choosing meatier parts for themselves. And films were very male-centric. Most of the films even now are. It’s getting better, I’d still say that,” said Kriti. “And just the little environment on how a man is treated and how a woman is treated. Especially in the beginning, when I was new, I’ve seen it more,” the actor told Lilly Singh. Kriti Sanon admitted there’s resistance on set when a …
