The discrimination that Sahana is seen coping with isn’t far from the truth. In fact, Koechlin sees this unequal distribution of opportunities, significant wage gaps, and indiscriminate sexism in the film industry as well. Even in Hollywood, actresses like Natalie Portman, Emma Stone and Amy Schumer have raised their voices against being paid lesser than the men. “It is no different here. The actresses are still paid lesser than the male actor. The job of a DOP is still more of a male dominated field. Even here we see that when a woman does this job quite a few eyebrows are raised. Moreover, the characters written for women are also based on too many clichés. There are heroines still waiting for Prince Charming and there are heroes who still save women from everything.”
