Radhika Apte, who was present at Barkha Dutt's We The Women recently, spoke about being offered sex comedies after a particular seen in Badlapur. The actress revealed that she started getting offers for sex comedies after a scene in Badlapur showed her being forced to strip by a man who is about to kill her. Radhika said people assumed that she played a "seductress" in the film.
The actor said she wouldn't feature in franchise comedy films, sex comedies or any art which doesn't subscribe to her world view. "You'd be surprised, I was offered one when I did Badlapur where I stripped because this man wants to rape and kill me but because of that I started getting sex comedies. Because I stripped and I had done a short film, Ahalya, they said 'you are constantly playing the role of a seductress.' I said can you tell me where? They said Ahalya, Badlapur. I said there is a huge problem. I would not do any of those things," Radhika said while speaking at We The Women curated by Barkha Dutt.
A still of Radhika Apte from the film Badlapur
Radhika said she has been rejecting "so much work" she doesn't know if it's good for her career. "I feel people, in the name of 'progressive', write anything. Hating men is not being progressive, for example. It's a story telling medium, but as a director, writer, you are interpreting something. Your interpretation, perspective is the most important thing for me. I can play a male chauvinist, but as a perspective, what do you show is most important. If I disagree with the perspective, interpretation of the maker, then I don't do the film," the actress added.
Radhika is know for her out of the box characters and has done some appreciated work in Bollywood and the web.
(Source: We The Women)
