Director Buchi Babu Sana’s upcoming sports action drama Peddi has sparked discussion online after criticism over the portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor’s character, Achiyyamma. Viewers and some critics have raised concerns about certain scenes, suggesting that camera framing and visual emphasis appear to highlight the character in a way that could be interpreted as hypersexualised.
The debate intensified further due to reported dialogues in the film, where the male lead describes the character’s beauty, adding to ongoing conversations around representation and objectification of women in mainstream cinema.
Amid this discussion, actor Kangana Ranaut shared her perspective on the broader issue while promoting her upcoming film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata. Speaking to news agency PTI, she addressed whether she consciously sets boundaries when selecting roles to avoid being portrayed in an objectifying manner.
Kangana stated that, in her experience, filmmakers do not deliberately set out to objectify women on screen. According to her, cinema is a collaborative creative process where multiple contributors—including writers, directors, and actors—shape how a character ultimately appears on screen.
She explained that actors have the opportunity to raise concerns during discussions if they feel a scene may not align with the intended narrative or appears problematic. In such cases, adjustments can be made through creative dialogue between the team.
Kangana further noted that many controversies around representation often arise from differences in interpretation during the transition from script to screen. What may be written with one intention, she suggested, can sometimes be perceived differently once visualized in a film.
She emphasized that filmmaking is a shared responsibility once an actor agrees to a project, and it requires mutual understanding rather than a one-sided creative approach.
Her comments add another layer to the ongoing debate about gender representation in cinema, especially as audiences continue to question how female characters are portrayed in mainstream films.
