Always wanted to show strong, independent women through cinema:Anushka Sharma on 'Bulbbul'

Actor Anushka Sharma says as a producer she will continue to champion stories like Bulbbul that show strong and independent women on screen. Bulbbul, which started streaming on Netflix from June 24, is Anushka and bror Karnesh Ssharma's second production to garner rave reviews after success of Paatal Lok on Amazon Prime Video last month.

film marks directorial debut of lyricist-dialogue writer Anvita Dutt and also completes her trilogy of supernatural stories with female protagonists in central roles after Pari and Phillouri.   idea that Clean Slate Filmz would one day create a genre of our own was never an intentional move by us. We, however, always wanted to create a style of story-telling that celebrates women and ir spirit.

We always wanted to show strong, independent women to audiences through cinema and 'Bulbbul' is our new offering in this regard. portrayal of women in our cinema has always been skewed and lopsided. I felt that as an actress and I decided that I will correct this as much as I can through my productions, Anushka said in a statement here.

32-year-old actor, who decided to turn producer at of 25, said she is happy with all love for Bulbbul as she and her bror really put our necks on line to make projects that we hope will be clutter-breaking. 

To be called daring and adventurous for ir efforts has been a real validation as producers, said Anushka.

Karnesh and I aren't scared storytellers. We make each project thinking we have thing to lose. We are n-conformists and that's what has really, really helped us to explore and create. It is a huge milestone moment for us at Clean Slate Filmz because both Pataal Lok' and w Bulbbul' have got great reviews and janta ka (public) appreciation, she said.

Anushka, whose credits as an actor include films like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Band Baaja Baaraat, NH10, Sultan and PK, said she will continue to back talented filmmakers like Anvita, Sudip Sharma, Prosit Roy, Avinash Arun, Anshai Lal as ir bold cinematic voices need to be heard. Clean Slate Filmz has always been home to really talented first time writers, directors, musicians and actors looking to make a mark in cluttered Bollywood and we have tried to do our best to bring ir geniuses on screen with every single project, she said.

Bulbbul, starring Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Paoli Dam, and Rahul Bose, is a coming-of- story of a child bride who grows up to be an enigmatic woman in a place plagued by strange murders.