Setting box office goals

Radhika Apte believes women-led films face an uphill battle at the box office, with only a handful of stars offering producers a safe bet. “A theatrical release where I am the lead would probably tank even if it’s the best film. I don’t have that [pull], like generally, I’m not an Alia Bhatt or Deepika Padukone where you can, at least, hope that they’ll be opening (sic).” Radhika added that it is this uncertainty that often pushes her towards films led by male actors. 

Gangster queens
On the work front, Radhika Apte will be seen sharing screen space with Keerthy Suresh in Akka, a period gangster series set in the 1980s in the fictional kingdom of Pernuru, where women have held power for generations. She was last seen in ‘Lust Stories 3’