India, Sept. 4 -- The portrayal of women in two recent big-budget releases, Ram Charan's Peddi and Yash's Toxic, has sparked debate on social media. Amid the backlash, actor Taapsee Pannu, who is currently promoting her recent release Gandhari, has weighed in on the debate, saying that the industry often blames the audience for such portrayals. In an interview with Zoom, she also called it a battle that actors cannot win without the audience's support.

When asked about her views on the objectification of women in films like Peddi, and whether the continued success of such films would encourage makers to keep producing them, Taapsee said that the virtual world does not always have an impact on the real world. According to her, so-called m...