Anil Kapoor hails success of ‘Crew’, says important to make women-led films

One shouldnrsquot be afraid to make womenled films fearing its fate at the box office says actorproducer Anil Kapoor who has backed movies such as ldquoAishardquo ldquoVeere Di Weddingrdquo and most recently ldquoCrewrdquoldquoCrewrdquo starring Tabu Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon amassed over Rs 150 crore at the box office worldwide After its theatrical release in March the heist comedy started streaming on Netflix from last monthDirected by Rajesh A Krishnan the Hindi film also features Diljit Dosanjh and Kapil Sharma It was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Anil Kapoor Films amp Communication NetworkAsked what the success of a womenled film like ldquoCrewrdquo means to him as a producer Kapoor told PTI ldquoIrsquom so happy that lsquoCrewrsquo was such a big success not only in the theatres but even on Netflix It did fantastic numbersrdquoldquoThis is the reason why it is important to continue working so that we can do these things which other people are afraid to do If we have the opportunity to make these films some will work some wonrsquot but at least we should try to make these filmsrdquo he addedThe 67yearold credited films coproducer and his daughter Rhea Kapoor for not shying away from presenting ldquowomen as leading menrdquo in her moviesldquoRhea has made films with girls and presented them like leading men More than 95 per cent of the work that she has done has been successful She is understated she doesnrsquot do publicity There are certain people who are creative and do a lot of innovative things but keep quiet about it Rhea is one of those peoplerdquo he saidAccording to Kapoor all his children ndash Rhea and actors Sonam and Harshvardhan ndash have carved a niche for themselves in the Hindi film industry with their unconventional choicesldquoRhea is doing something outofthebox Even Harsh does different kinds of films he chooses films that he wants to do at his own pace and works with directors that he wants to work with He is doing what he believes inldquoAll the three children have made a niche themselves You canrsquot say they are number one or are big stars but they are happy in what they are doing They have created their own mark This is just the beginning for them Ive been here for 45 years They still have a long way to go theyrsquove to work for 50 to 60 yearsrdquo he saidThe actor currently serves as the host of the reality series ldquoBigg Boss OTT 3rdquo which premiered on JioCinema Premium on June 21 He has stepped in for his longtime friend and superstar Salman KhanldquoThe challenge is that it is a nonscripted show Recently I did a show with Disney International that was a fiction show but they shot it as a nonfiction show I feel everyone likes watching nonfiction showsrdquo he saidKapoor may not have followed all the seasons of ldquoBigg Bossrdquo but said he thoroughly enjoyed watching some of the celebrity contestants like the late TV star Siddharth Shukla and comedian Munawar FaruquiRecently the actor also started training for his upcoming film ldquoSubedaarrdquo billed as an adrenalinefuelled action drama It will be directed by Suresh Triveni of ldquoTumhari Sulurdquo fameThe latest edition of ldquoBigg Boss OTTrdquo features actors Ranvir Shorey Sana Makbul Khan Sai Ketan Rao Sana Sultana Paulomi Das rapper Naved Shaikh veteran journalist Deepak Chaurasia renowned astrologer Munisha Khatwani boxer Neeraj Goyat vada pav girl Chandrika Dixit influencers Vishal Pandey Lovekesh Kataria Armaan Malik Kritika Malik Payal Malik and Shivani KumariThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever