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: According to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media , female characters aged 50+ make up only 25.3% of all characters in that age group on screen.

They shot the first meeting scene. Nandini, in a raw-silk kurta, no makeup except kohl, her hair streaked grey. Rohan’s character, Dev, comes to her dilapidated bungalow for a music lesson. The script said: Dev looks at Nandini. For the first time, he sees a woman, not a teacher.