Last November, a leading fashion magazine’s cover featured The Crew actors Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon together. That was enough to send the internet into a tizzy. So, one can only imagine the anticipation around the Rhea Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor production. Bringing the three actors, each at the top of her game, together signals the industry’s evolution—it has gone from betting big only on male stars to acknowledging the talent and box-office draw of leading ladies.

Ektaa R Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor