What made actress Radhika Apte say, ‘Women are sold as commodities in Bollywood’?

Radhika Apte was most recently spotted in Vikram Vedha, which also starred Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan.
By BollywoodMDB Team - Oct 27, 2022 07:27 PM IST
What made actress Radhika Apte say, ‘Women are sold as commodities in Bollywood’?
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Actress Radhika Apte from Bollywood She is the talk of the industry thanks to her bravery and strong acting. In a variety of cinema genres, Radhika has taken on a variety of roles. Due to her superb acting, Radhika has made an impact in every movie. In addition to Hindi movies, Radhika has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, and English films. In the movie "Hunter" and "Badlapur," Radhika played roles in sex comedies. She then began to receive offers for comparable positions. Radhika covered this in a recent interview. Radhika Apte received more requests for roles in several sex comedies following the release of Badlapur in 2015. The movie, which starred Radhika as actor Vinay Pathak's wife, was well-liked by moviegoers. As a result of the movie's success and Radhika's character's popularity, the producers cast Radhika in sex comedies. The actress, however, turned down these proposals.

In an interview, Radhika stated, "I believe I was given some sex comedies after Badlapur. I enjoy acting in sex comedies. Although there are sex comedies like this in Bollywood, Hunter was also one. Females are ignored. Yes. You see, sex comedies in Bollywood are used to sell women, and I don't enjoy that style of humor. So I avoid doing it.

Women are treated as objects in this genre, says Radhika.

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She dislikes Indian cinema's sex comedies because of this. Additionally, Radhika claimed that when a script from this genre is read aloud to her, she can tell what the story is about and what sort of jokes are being made.

According to the bold-faced actress's filmography, she has always acted in unconventional movies. Excellent movies starring Radhika include "Pad Man," "Manjhi – The Mountain Man," "Andhadhun," "Badlapur," and "Parched."

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