Which offbeat actress would you like to see more in mainstream films and why?
For me, both Konkona Sen Sharma and Radhika Apte are cut out for mainstream films, they are both pretty popular and have done well in commercial cinema as well. They are beautiful, talented, and have a range which can be accommodated in commercial cinema.
I still have glimpses of Konkona in Wake Up Sid and she was such a natural. She delivered the goods, and somehow made Aisha Banerjee a character everyone could relate to, in some way or the other.
Radhika was pretty good in Andadhun, wish we could have seen more of her. She's also someone who I feel can straddle the worlds of commercial and offbeat cinema with ease.
Any other names you can think of?
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