Director Buchi Babu Sana’s upcoming sports action drama Peddi has come under scrutiny following discussions around Janhvi Kapoor’s character, Achiyyamma.
Viewers and critics have raised concerns over the framing of certain scenes, with some pointing to camera angles and visual emphasis that appear to highlight her body in a way that feels hypersexualised.
At the same time, dialogues in the film reportedly include the male lead describing the character’s beauty, further fuelling debate over representation.
Actor Kangana Ranaut has now weighed in on the broader conversation around objectification of women in cinema while promoting her upcoming film Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata.
Speaking to news agency PTI, she addressed whether she sets boundaries when choosing roles to avoid being portrayed in an objectifying manner.
“No one intends to objectify,” says Kangana
Kangana said that, in her experience, filmmakers do not deliberately aim to objectify women in films.
She explained that cinema is a collaborative process where actors can raise concerns during discussions if something appears problematic or misaligned with intent.
According to her, when an actor joins a project, there is space to offer perspective and suggest changes if a scene feels inappropriate or misinterpreted.
The actor further said that most issues related to portrayal often arise from different interpretations during writing and execution.
She added that writers and directors may not initially perceive a scene in the same way as it appears on screen, and therefore adjustments can be made through dialogue between the team.
Kangana emphasized that once an actor agrees to a film, it becomes a shared creative responsibility rather than a one-sided process.
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