According to Dhak Dhak producer Taapsee Pannu, despite the OTT boom, the industry still tends to favour stars, which, she said, will further widen the gap between aspiring actors and massive stars.
Dhak Dhak movie review: For all its fabulous landscapes and a bunch of interesting actors, Dhak Dhak comes off patchy, with its obvious, eye-glaze bits jostling along with the smiley feel-good ones.
Actress Ratna Pathak Shah criticised the prevalent age gap between male and female actors in Bollywood, calling out the double standard often applied to older actresses in romantic roles with younger actors. Insisting that change will come with time, she encourages women to challenge such industry norms.
Dhak Dhak star Ratna Pathak Shah recently opened up about the scarcity of Bollywood films with an all-female lead cast, and attributed this to a dearth of imagination among writers. She also said that there were no "real writers" in Bollywood during the 1980s and ’90s.
Ratna Pathak Shah revealed that she learnt bike riding at the age of 65 for Dhak Dhak. Dia Mirza took lessons in bike riding a few months after giving birth to her son.