There
are
many
actresses
who
have
claimed
that
the
Hindi
film
industry
is
male-driven
and
actress
Lara
Dutta
is
no
different.
The
Partner
actress
says
the
Hindi
film
industry
is
still
male-driven
and
doesn't
take
women
actors/producers
seriously.
"Our
industry
has
always
been
male-driven
and
male-dominated.
There
have
been
interesting
conversations
that
have
started
in
the
last
few
years,
including
pay
disparity,
more
inclusion.
But
as
a
woman
I've
faced
(not
being
taken
seriously)
on
many
different
levels:
as
an
actor
and
especially
as
a
producer," said
Lara
while
speaking
to
a
media
agency.
Lara,
who
made
a
debut
as
an
actress
in
2003
with
Andaaz
and
donned
the
hat
of
a
producer
in
2011
with
Chalo
Dilli,
said
that
the
industry
people
doesn't
take
female
producers
seriously
and
look
over
their
shoulders.
Lara
said,
"No
commercial
actors
were
producing
their
own
films
when
I
started.
That
trend
caught
on
later
and
today,
you
have
a
lot
more
turning
producer,
like
Anushka
(Sharma),
Deepika
(Padukone).
But
a
lot
of
times
I
feel
people
are
very
happy
to
listen
to
the
creative
ideas
that
you
have,
but
not
necessarily
the
business
side
of
things.
So
they're
constantly
looking
over
your
shoulder.
You
face
it
pretty
much
everyday."
Lara
was
recently
seen
in
Disney+
Hotstar
VIP's
series,
Hundred,
in
which
she
played
a
cop.
In
the
same
interview,
Lara
also
said
that
she
is
a
hands-on
producer
and
loves
to
be
involved
in
all
aspects.
"For
me,
the
last
one
year
has
been
super
hectic.
Hundred
was
being
shot
for
four-and-a-half
months.
I
also
launched
my
entrepreneurial
line.
The
work
on
the
production
front
is
still
on,
a
lot
of
the
projects
are
being
done
internationally
so
the
writing
takes
a
lot
more
time
there
than
what
happens
here.
It's
a
long
process
of
9-10
months.
So
all
that
is
in
place,
it's
just
about
rolling
it
out
systematically,"
concluded
Lara.