India, May 13 -- Actor Alia Bhatt, who has been drawing significant attention for her appearance at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, has questioned the film industry's continued obsession with catering to male audiences. The actor admitted she often wonders why conversations about cinema are still centred on creating content for men rather than on storytelling that speaks to everyone.

For Alia, stories should be "gender-agnostic," with content taking precedence over targeting a specific audience.

During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter India on the sidelines of the film festival, Alia questioned the focus on a single gender in box-office hits.

She pointed to the success of films such as Barbie, Wuthering Heights and The Devil W...