Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha, who was at the receiving end of criticism for some of the controversial scenes in the film Rowdy Rathore, opened up about the double standards that exist in the film industry. Reflecting on her past work, the actor stated that she wouldn’t consider doing a film like Rowdy Rathore today.
Film Companion asked her about a scene where Akshay Kumar’s character held her by her waist and said ‘Yeh mera maal hai’. To this, Sonakshi said, “Today where I stand, I would never do something like that. I was so young at that time that I was not thinking in this direction. For me, it was a fact that I am doing a film with Prabhudheva, I am doing a film with Akshay Kumar, who would say no to something like that? Sanjay Leela Bhansali was producing it. Why would I say no? At that time, my thinking was very very different. Today, if I would read a script like that, I would not do it. Things change with time, I too have changed.”
The film, Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar, had some scenes that raised eyebrows. The film was directed by Prabhudheva.
Talking about nobody questioning the makers of the film, Sonakshi said, “People used to always put the blame on me and the woman is always the villain in a situation like that. Nobody spoke about the writer who wrote the lines, nobody spoke about the person who directed the film.”
Sonakshi is presently promoting the web series Dahaad that recently released on Prime Video.
