'FEELS LIKE A COLLECTIVE FAILURE WHEN FEMALE-LED FILMS DON'T DO WELL'

At a recent event in Mumbai, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas spoke about her early days in showbiz and the pressure that comes with doing 'women-centric' films

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who has headlined films such as Fashion (2008), Saat Khoon Maaf (2011) and Mary Kom (2014), feels that a lot rides on the success of these 'women-centric' projects.

Speaking at a film festival in Mumbai on Sunday, the actor said, "There's a lot of pressure when you have a female-led film because we have so few [of them]. Today, we are seeing successes of such films more and more, but that's tough [to happen every time], the 41year-old says, adding, When a female-led film doesn't do well, I feel the collective failure on behalf of all women, as if we have taken them a few steps back. I feel like this has to work because there are a few of us who get the opportunity to do this, and we have to do it well... You just think, 'I won't let womankind down because we have such few opportunities'."