Mumbai, March 4 Actor Konkona Sen Sharma expressed her desire to return to the big screen with a theatrical film, stating that such offers have become rare for her.
The rise of streaming platforms has helped bridge this gap for the actor. She has received critical acclaim for her performances in the series "Mumbai Diaries" and "Killer Soup", as well as the anthology film "Ajeeb Daastaans".
"Generally, these (offers) are usually for web series. I'm very happy. I've been a part of wonderful web series, working with absolutely wonderful people. So, I've been very lucky. But it is true that very few offers come for theatrical nowadays to me," the actor told
In her early career, the 46-year-old actor made a mark with her offbeat theatrical films like "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer", for which she won the National Award, followed by a diverse range of films such as "Page 3", "Life In a Metro", "Omkara", "Wake up Sid", "Talvar", Zoya Akhtar's debut movie, "Luck by Chance" and the ensemble film "Lipstick Under my Burkha".
Speaking on the current state of the industry, Sen Sharma said that for a healthy cinematic ecosystem, a variety of films should be made.
"I feel that these kinds of films (women-led) should be in theatres, why should we only watch epic action based or war films. I would've loved to watch all kinds of films in theatres, even more intimate family dramas or comedies, how it used to be. Unfortunately, that is not the trend right now. But I hope that things will change," the actor said.
Sen Sharma believes that due to commercial pressures, women-led stories and intimate dramas are getting sidelined today.
"I feel that all kinds of films should exist and make it to the theatres, and that is what is best for the audience as well as they can pick and choose (what they want to watch).
"Unfortunately, a lot of decisions that are taken, are not just for what is best for a cause or for films or society or for women, a lot of these decisions are economic. Those are the factors which determine these things and that is the unfortunate reality," she said.
The actor currently stars in the Netflix movie "Accused". The movie is directed by Anubhuti Kashyap and also stars Pratibha Ranta of "Laapataa Ladies".
