With 'Sherni' highlighting patriarchy besides its central theme, Vidya Balan on how society’s gender bias made her underestimate herself.
Vidya Balan
Balan plays a forest officer in the film
The actor acknowledges that the Amazon Prime Video offering has impacted her, making her realise how humans have been taking the environment for granted. “We have all read about global warming and climate change. But I don’t think any of that has impacted me as much as being part of this story has. I don’t retain anything that’s taught to me in theory, but the moment you infuse a story into it, I connect with the subject.”
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