India, March 7 -- Since action films like Animal, Jawan, Pathaan and Dhurandhar have dominated the box office, there has been much discussion about violence and gore taking over cinema, and whether only action films are working commercially. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Kareena Kapoor and Kalyani Priyadarshan spoke about the hyper-masculine trend dominating cinema.

Kalyani spoke about how the audience dictates where cinema is heading and even influences casting, adding that it is not just producers sitting behind desks who decide trends. She described hyper-masculinity as the current dominant trend and said, "Right now, I am going to call this a trend because I believe it's a trend and it's not going to last. ...