The actress expressed she is by and large busy with web series which are doing well and she has earned critical acclaim for her performances in series like Mumbai Diaries, Killer Soup and Ajeeb Daastaans which is an anthology film. She said she is happy doing these web series and has been working with some wonderful people and feels lucky. But it’s a fact that she has not been receiving great offers for theatrical run films in the recent times.


Konkana Sen Sharma speaks on the current state of the film industry


Earlier, the 46-year-old actress had made a mark with her off beat roles in films like Mr and Mrs. Iyer. She had won the National Award for her role as Mrs. Iyer. She did some diverse range of films such as Page 3, Life in a Metro, Omkara, Wake Up Sid, Talvar. Her dynamic role in the Lipstick Under My Burkha was an award winning with an ensemble star and in the film Luck by Chance which was Zoya Akhtar’s debut movie as the director.




Speaking of the current state of the film industry, Konkona Sen Sharma says that for a healthy cinematic eco system, a variety of films should be made.


The actress further stated that the theatres have to be a mix of variety entertainment with intimate family dramas, comedies like how it used to be now the trend is changing and said now its more of epic action based or war films or thrillers. She hopes this trend will change. Due to the commercial pressures, even the women-led stories and intimate dramas are now sidelined. Its all about fights, violence, thrillers, action and war films in the recent times.


Konkana said there should be all kinds of films for the audience that should make it to the theatres and the audiences should have a choice to pick up from.


She said these films are taken not just for the cause or for the society or for women but these are decisions are economic as well as these factors determine these things which is unfortunately the reality.
 

Konkona Sen Sharma is currently starring in the Netflix movie ‘Accused’. The film is directed by Anubhuti Kashyap starring the Laapataa Ladies starrer Pratibha Ranta alongside.