Anushka Sharma on becoming a disruptive producer
NH10 was necessary to shake things up for female actors, says the actor
Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma’s first production venture ‘NH10’ clocked six years and on the sixth anniversary of the film, the actor opened up about her career as a producer and her debut production project.
Anushka’s journey as a producer began when she delivered the clutter-breaking ‘NH10’ in 2015. Celebrating the sixth anniversary of the cult hit, Anushka said that she is proud that she is considered a force to be reckoned with now, who is always striving to change the narrative for the content in India.
Speaking about her production ventures, the actor said she “can’t imagine” herself without “NH10, Pari, Phillauri, Bulbbul, Paatal Lok.” “I was told by many that I should concentrate on my film career and not get distracted by production. Today, I can’t imagine myself without NH10, Pari, Phillauri, Bulbbul, Paatal Lok, and the exciting projects that lie ahead. The journey started with NH10 and while it started with a bang, I can tell you that I was a clueless producer,” said Anushka, who is the first female actor-producer of Bollywood.
The actor thanked her brother who shared her “vision and passion” of “giving clutter-breaking content to audiences.”
She added, “I was young, I had to really take time out to understand the ropes of production and I’m thankful that I had my brother Karnesh Ssharma who shared my vision and passion of giving clutter-breaking content to audiences. I had a head full of dreams and my brother really fanned my thoughts and brought his strong content sensibilities to the fore. We were and are a great team.”Anushka was just 25 when she decided to shape the content landscape in India.
The star said, “I’m glad I took the punt at 25 and if I have been able to change the discourse of being a female producer in town who is always looking to be disruptive, I consider myself fortunate.”
Anushka reckons ‘NH10’ to be a film that has had several deep impacts in Bollywood. Speaking about her debut production venture, she said, “NH10 was a necessary film to shake things up for women actors. NH10 showed how a woman can fight to survive, can stand up for herself. I’m glad I became a producer with an important film in our cinematic history.
‘NH10’, which released in March 2015, starred Anushka, Neil Bhoopalam, Darshan Kumar, and Deepti Naval, among many others.
Meanwhile, Anushka welcoming her first child with Indian skipper Virat Kolhi. The couple was blessed with a baby girl they named Vamika.
The actor was last seen in ‘Zero’ with Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. She has recently produced two acclaimed projects – Amazon Prime Video web series ‘Pataal Lok’ and Netflix movie ‘Bulbul’.
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