Rohit Shetty reveals on why Bollywood doesn't make action films with female lead

Gone are the days when we used to see only male actors dominated actionpacked stunts in films Over the years actresses like Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone Nayanthara Kriti Sanon and Katrina Kaif have showcased their action prowess in films like Don Pathan Jawan Ganapath and Tiger 3However we never paid heed to why there are fewer action heroines and more action heroes in the industry In an interview with ANI Rohit who has introduced Shilpa Shetty as a female cop in his cop based OTT show Indian Police Force talked about why Bollywood does not make action movies with female leads more often Notably Rohit is also introducing Deepika as a cop in Singham AgainHe said You know why Shilpa and Deepika are doing actions in films now because now we have those budget and scale I would say we lack budgets Its not that we dont have that kind of actresses who cannot pull off action there are many girls in our industry who can do kicka action like any action hero if we train them but then I feel that the film needs to be of that scale of a film which you are making with your male star It should not be like that if its female oriented script then the budget would not be that muchHe continued If you see the films which we are talking about abroad of that scale its because of their market The business is such now it has started happening here because we have those kind of budget and theres an audience for that there was an audience earlier also but now the scale has gone up even if its heroine action film people would come and see if its done right I feel thats more importantRohit Shetty also revealed the biggest struggles filmmakers face Acknowledging the challenges faced by filmmakers Rohit revealed that the biggest struggle lies in meeting audience expectations accustomed to high production scaleHe emphasized the financial constraints stating that even with a business of Rs 700 crores the actual share for producers comes down to around Rs 275 to 300 crores after factoring in taxes and other expensesThe Golmaal director stated Thats the biggest struggle we are going through now because audience is use to that scale and we dont have that kind of budgets How much will we spend business cannot be more than Rs 500 crores be maximum Rs 700 crore but it is very rare When you say Rs 700 crores its not Rs 700 crores its half of that because its taxes and everything It actually comes to 300 crores If you have a business of Rs 700 crore then business is around Rs 275 crore or Rs 300 crores which is the share of the producersso we dont have that budget it is not true that we dont have that kind of technicians or that kind of actors who can pull of stunts or we dont have actresses who can do that kind of stunts we have everythingHe added We only lack budgets Even if you see South industry they have also taken big risks and hats off to them like KGF and Kantara They have taken that risk to make such big films and I know what struggle they must have gone through while making those films with tight budgets and hats off to them They made those films with that conviction spent so much money for a small market and see it is all overRohit Shettys Singham Again is all set to release on the occasion of Independence Day 2024This 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