Films don't have space for flawed women characters'

Director Varsha Bharath speaks about her directorial debut, Bad Girl, what she learned from the controversy surrounding its teaser, the space for flawed protagonists in films, and more

- PRASHANTH VALLAVAN

Filmmaker Varsha Bharath made waves even before her directorial debut, Bad Girl, hit the theatres. A good amount of that wave was torrential backlash, with critics, from what they could surmise of the film from the teaser, described Bad Girl as an outrageous celebration of teenage hedonism. Pick any interview of Varsha and you will know that she is a deeply opinionated individual. So, how did she resist the urge to respond to the controversies? "I was already on my way to Rotterdam (International Film Festival) when that happened, and I had an overwhelmingly positive response over there. It was a surreal experience. So, that helped me deal with the backlash," she says.