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Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Sets Sights on Rs 1,000 Crore Event Film, Names Padukone, Bhatt and Sai Pallavi

She frames the ambition as a call for greater studio trust in women to helm large-scale, action-leaning projects.

Overview

  • In a PTI interview at the Red Lorry Film Festival, the filmmaker said she wants to make a multi-crore spectacle and publicly listed Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Sai Pallavi as her dream leads.
  • She questioned why event-scale productions are largely assigned to male directors, noting her perspective comes even with Nitesh Tiwari’s blockbuster background in the family.
  • She described big-budget filmmaking as a two-way process that requires studio faith and long-term planning before any project can move forward.
  • She signaled a shift toward action with emotional stakes, citing favorites such as Incredibles, Spider-Man and Shahenshah.
  • She expressed support for Geetu Mohandaspan-India film Toxic backed by Yash and said she is studying audience taste by watching Dhurandhar and planning to see Dhurandhar 2 on March 19.