India, Jan. 21 -- Despite changing times, female-led big-budget films remain a rarity in the Indian film industry. In a recent interview with News18, Malavika Mohanan spoke about this gap and shared how many producers and actors believe that female-led films do not have the same box-office pull and therefore hesitate to cast a woman in the lead of a high-budget film.

Explaining why very few people have backed big-budget films led by female stars, Malavika said, "What a lot of male producers and actors have said in the past is that if there's a female-led film, it won't have that sort of pull, which is why they can't invest more than 'x' amount in it. That's why very few people have bet on a big-budget film led by a female star. Only a ha...