She’s trending. She almost always is. Her movies are critically applauded and she is slowly but surely gaining a steady fan following; even if it’s not just for her unconventional roles in Indian cinema. If you’re a creature of the web, you’re familiar with a leaked scene from the actress’ upcoming movie, ‘Parched‘, that’s doing the rounds on the internet. The scene pictures Apte getting intimate with her co-star Adil Hussain, as part of her role in the movie. And while the film is touted to be a lot more than just this scene, people across the country have zeroed in on this clip to sensationalist the whole issue. But Radhika Apte is clearly beyond it all.
She even went on to shut down a journalist who apparently asked her if being bold was necessary in order to become successful in Indian cinema. Her response ranged from telling the man how ridiculous his question was to suggesting he look at his own nude body in the mirror before having such a discussion with her. True that the Indian media is kind of fixated on actresses being semi-nude or doing controversial scenes, just to get their clickbaity titles and eyeballs. True, also, that more and more of our Bollywood actresses are shutting down such media persons who tend to objectify women, more often than not, without really knowing it. But somewhere, between the two divides, there is this thin line, which most of the intelligent Bollywood film makers tread, where they use a means to get to an end.
