Bhumi Pednekar expresses discomfort over 'female-led projects' term

Bhumi Pednekar recently revealed that she finds the term 'female-led projects' annoying as it creates discrimination in the film industry.  

In conversation with ANI, the actress shared, "There is a misconception that people are not immediately drawn to watch films or content headlined by women."

Bhumi added, "Such projects are immediately bracketed as 'female-led projects'. This is an annoying term and I hate it from my gut."

The Badhaai Do actress believes gender doesn't define people's watching preferences. She claimed that the audience wants to see quality content whether it is made by men or women.  

Speaking of her critically acclaimed films, Bhumi shared that she has survived in the entertainment industry by portraying remarkably strong women on screen.

She further said, "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Lust Stories, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Saand Ki Aankh, Bala, Pati Patni Aur Woh are all films that had women driving the story and they are all successful projects."

Bhumi said, "it's high time we discard all misconceptions and back projects led by women and give it the scale and mounting that we truly deserve."