Producer and actress Anushka Sharma said that she had always wanted to portray a strong and independent woman through cinema and Bulbbul is the first step towards the same.

“The idea that Clean Slate Filmz would one day create a genre of our own was never an intentional move by us. We, however, always wanted to create a style of story-telling that celebrates women and their spirit. We always wanted to show strong, independent women to audiences through cinema and Bulbbul is our new offering in this regard. Portrayal of women in our cinema has always been skewed and lopsided. I felt that as an actress and I decided that I will correct this as much as I can through my productions”, she said.

She further added, “We are really proud that Bulbbul is being loved by audiences because Karnesh and I really put our necks on the line to make projects that we hope will be clutter-breaking. The fact that people have called each and every attempt of ours as daring and adventurous is validation enough for us because Clean Slate Filmz has really tried to give something new to people with each attempt”.

She feels that it is because she and her brother are not afraid of experimenting and are non-conformists which is why they are able to create and explore the story-telling. She says that it is a big milestone for them as Paatal Lok and Bulbbul have “got great reviews and janta ka appreciation.”

Anushka’s production house has brought in many new directors, writers, musicians and actors who want to make a mark in Bollywood. The best example is Anvita Dutt who has directed Bulbbul.

The actress said, “ We will continue to make cinema that’s brave and back immensely talented film-makers like Anvita Dutt, Sudip Sharma, Prosit Roy, Avinash Arun, Anshai Lal whose bold cinematic voices need to be heard. It is them that has made both these projects immensely successful. We take pride in that”.