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Entertainment
Kriti Sanon Calls for Equal Budgets for Female‑Led Films Like ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Dhurandhar’
✍️ ABP Live English
🗓 30 Oct 2026, 05:17 AM
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Actress Kriti Sanon urged producers to allocate blockbuster‑level budgets to movies centered on women, citing recent hits such as ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Dhurandhar’.
Actress Kriti Sanon told ABP Live English that the Indian film industry should stop treating female‑led projects as low‑budget experiments. She highlighted the commercial success of recent male‑centric blockbusters like ‘Pathaan’ and the high‑budget action drama ‘Dhurandhar’ as benchmarks for what women‑centric stories could achieve with comparable financial backing.
Sanon noted that despite a growing pool of talented actresses and writers, most women‑centric films receive modest funding, limiting their scale, marketing reach, and box‑office potential. She argued that allocating larger budgets would not only elevate production values but also signal confidence in audiences’ willingness to support diverse narratives.
The actress added that taking such financial risks is essential for the industry’s long‑term growth, urging producers and studios to view gender‑balanced budgeting as an investment rather than a gamble. She emphasized that equal funding could pave the way for more ambitious storytelling and broaden the market for Indian cinema globally.
While the call has resonated with several industry insiders, some producers remain cautious, citing past underperformance of certain women‑centric releases. Sanon’s appeal, however, adds to an ongoing debate about gender parity in Bollywood’s financing decisions.
Sanon noted that despite a growing pool of talented actresses and writers, most women‑centric films receive modest funding, limiting their scale, marketing reach, and box‑office potential. She argued that allocating larger budgets would not only elevate production values but also signal confidence in audiences’ willingness to support diverse narratives.
The actress added that taking such financial risks is essential for the industry’s long‑term growth, urging producers and studios to view gender‑balanced budgeting as an investment rather than a gamble. She emphasized that equal funding could pave the way for more ambitious storytelling and broaden the market for Indian cinema globally.
While the call has resonated with several industry insiders, some producers remain cautious, citing past underperformance of certain women‑centric releases. Sanon’s appeal, however, adds to an ongoing debate about gender parity in Bollywood’s financing decisions.