Bollywood actresses turning producers: A look at women pushing the envelope

Movies By Prabhatha Rigobertha Oct 31, 2024 Read the article

In the last few years, many Bollywood actresses have turned producers. They have produced films either starring themselves in lead roles or having new talents.

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This trend is giving them greater control over their roles, and allowing them to explore more challenging roles which mainstream cinema doesn’t always provide.

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One of the actresses who turned a producer early on was Anushka Sharma. She launched her own production company Clean Slate Filmz in the year 2013.

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Another prominent actress Priyanka Chopra has also backed hatke movies under Purple Pebble Pictures.

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The national award-winning actress Alia Bhatt started her own production house with the movie Darlings (2022).

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In the year 2020 Deepika Padukone produced and starred in the flawed yet gutsy Chhappak movie under her banner Ka Productions.

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Pink (2014) actress Taapsee Pannu turned producer with the female buddy film Dhak Dhak (2023) under the banner Outsider Films.

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Kareena Kapoor Khan also turned into a producer with a Hansal Mehta directorial The Buckingham Murders (2023). The name of her production house is Mahana Films.

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The last in this list is Kriti Sanon who co-produced the recently released Do Patti (2024) under her banner Blue Butterfly Films.

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