Long way to go: Sonakshi on having a female 'Dabangg'

Actor Sonakshi Sinha says not enough producers are willing to take risks with female oriented films mounted on the same budget as that of the male superstars.

In her career of nearly a decade, Sonakshi has featured in big blockbusters headlined by stars, from Salman Khan's "Dabangg" franchise, to Akshay Kumar's "Rowdy Rathore" and Shahid Kapoor's "R...Rajkumar".

The actor has also balanced these 'masala' movies with films like "Akira", "Noor" and the recent "Khanadaani Shafakhana", where she was the lead.

She is now geared up for the third film in "Dabangg" franchise.

When asked, if the makers are reaching a possibility of a female "Dabangg" film, mounted on the same scale as the original, Sonakshi told PTI, "No. There's still a long way to go.

"I've done so many solo lead films but the budgets are nowhere closer to what they are for the male superstars. Of course, that's also because the returns that they get but then that depends on the audience."
"If the audience supports solo heroine films the way they support the male lead films, things would be different. I think we have a while to reach that stage."
When asked if there are people ready to take that risk, Sonakshi said, "No there aren't enough people to take that risk. Which is why it's not happening."
"Rajjo will always be special to me because I began my career playing her. I can play Rajjo in my sleep. I just have to wear the saree, put on those flowers in my hair and I become her. I know the beats of Rajjo so well."