Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor said Thursday that actors like Dulquer Salmaan, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao are enjoying success today as they understand the importance of storytelling and not be bothered about who is playing the leading role in a film.
Female actors in the past have said they have found it difficult to get a male star attached to their film where they have a dominant role to play.
When asked does something similar to her as well, Sonam Kapoor told reporters, “It depends on the person and their confidence level, how they feel about themselves… My father did films like ‘Beta’, ‘Ladla’ and ‘Mr India’, where women had prominent roles and he was a superstar at that time.”
Sonam Kapoor said because she had seen her father being so progressive in his choices and therefore she could not understand why male actors are not thinking the same way today.
“I have been brought up to think it doesn’t matter as long as the role is amazing. But there were a few, like Dhanush, Dulquer, Rajkummar Rao and Ayushamann Khurrana , who I worked with in a couple of films. There are a lot of these men out there and they are all doing better than everybody else right now,” Sonam stated.
“Because they realised it’s not about who’s leading the film. It’s about the film and what are you trying to say with the film. That’s progressive, incredible and these days that’s what’s working – progressive, content- driven cinema,” added Sonam Kapoor .
Sonam was speaking at the trailer launch of her upcoming film, ‘The Zoya Factor’ co-starring Dulquer Salmaan.
Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the film is an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s book of the same name. In the film, Dulquer is playing the role of the captain of the Indian cricket team, while Sonam will be seen as an executive in an advertising agency.
‘The Zoya Factor’ is scheduled to release September 20.
PTI