Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 15 (ANI): Makers of the upcoming family entertainer film 'Uunchai,' on Saturday unveiled the first look poster of Neena Gupta's character.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2 (ANI): Actor Gajraj Rao, who won critical and commercial success with films like 'Badhaai Ho' (2018) and 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' (2020), teased his fans about his upcoming project on Wednesday.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25 (ANI): Actor Sanya Malhotra, who turned 30 on Friday, was showered with birthday wishes by several Bollywood celebrities.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI): Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana consistently aims to bring constructive, positive changes in society with his progressive, conversation-starter entertainers.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 30 (ANI): The makers of the much-awaited family comedy 'Badhaai Do', starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead roles, have piqued the interest of the audience by announcing the film's theatrical release date: Republic Day weekend, 2022.

Mumbai Oct 22 PTI Filmmaker-writer Tahira Kashyap Khurrana believes there is a need for more layered and complex characters to be written for women in cinemaThe 38-year-old writer-director who is making her Bollywood directorial debut with Sharmaji Ki Beti starring Sakshi Tanwar Divya Dutta and Saiyami Kher said there is a need for creating more well-rounded women charactersWoman is a stereotype of herself in varied movies OTT perhaps is changing but at the same time in films it is a major issue I see men having complex characters but women are either white or black We are interesting people and we have a lot of layers to us we are complex species and we have too many stories and fun elements Kashyap Khurrana saidShe was speaking at the India Film Project 2021 during the session Women in focus With more women producing films and TV shows than ever before are we going to see a new wave of stories and representation of women on screen For the filmmaker cinema is all about breaking stereotypes and writing newer kinds of roles for women across all age groupsKashyap Khurrana also opened up about the difficulties she faced in mounting her maiden directorial projectIt was very tough to mount a project based on five women in different age groups Either she is too small or is not in the category of heroine or she is in 40s There are stories for 20 to 30 age groups of women I have a problem with that Producer Ashwini Yardi who backed Akshay Kumar-starrer Oh My God and serves as showrunner on Netflix series Masaba Masaba echoed Kashyap Khurrana and said she always makes an attempt to explore different facets of women on screenIn Masaba Masaba though Masaba is the protagonist Neena Gupta ji is also an equal and it is her story of ageism It was all tackled well But it happened on OTT it needs to happen more in films like Badhaai Ho didI have consciously decided to have women across everything that I do like when I did Khatron Ke Khiladi - Fear Factor in India I made sure we have a women team to break the idea that women are not strong Kashyap Khurrana said she fails to understand why film directors are identified on the basis of their genderWe never say it is a female doctor or engineer I would like to reach a day when it is just a director and not a woman director Even if its a man who is directing a film there has to be a whole lot of knowledge and awareness and understanding of other gender which men are lackingWe need more women filmmakers but we also need men who are aware and know the other part well she saidProducer Guneet Monga known for backing films like The Lunchbox and Masaan said despite her films receiving critical acclaim she still has to prove herself everydayI thought after The Lunch Box life will be easy If you have done well with critics then it is like you havent done anything at box office and if that is done then it is called an exception and that it will not happen again and again So every time I have to prove myself and I am still at it Kashyap Khurrana said that as a writer she is often asked to rope in her husband actor Ayushmann Khurrana in the stories that she is trying to tell but she always stood her groundIn my own stories that I have pitched and I have been told to put a 25-year-old boy fit him anywhere or take Ayushmann If I had to do it with him I would have done it ten years ago It is tough for me to get myself heard because more often than not when people come on board they feel I will get my other half in the film She further said that it is difficult to tell authentic stories about women who are not designed to suit a particular prototype I am happy that we are taking baby steps I am waiting for a day where there is representation of women across all ages and not just limited to a bracket for people who are in the running she added PTI KKP RB RB

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels happy to be a part of films that deliver important messages. His film 'Badhaai Ho', which completed three years on Monday, is one among them.