<p>Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says if there is one major change which has come in the Hindi film industry is that there are more female workers on a film set today as compared to earlier days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"During my time, there would be two women on set, the heroine and her mother. But now, almost 50 per cent of the work force on a film set is female. All managed by young girls. They are just looking after everything," Bachchan told reporters last evening.<br /><br />Bachchan said women are working in key departments like continuity, camera, production, which makes an actor's job easy.<br /><br />"It's wonderful to see the kind of dedication they put in. We rely a lot on them. For some reason we feel the ladies are never going to make mistake. They are very efficient. I am just free to be able to say my lines and not worry about the continuity or what I should be wearing," he said.<br /><br />"These were things we had to look after ourselves in our time, now there are wonderful ladies who come around and do this for you," Bachchan added.<br /><br />He was speaking at the launch of the book 'Once Upon A Time In India - A Century Of Indian Cinema', written by film critic and author Bhawana Somaaya.<br /><br />Bachchan, 74, observed that not just in the technical departments, but there are a lot of women in direction and writing as well.<br /><br />"In the last few years, we have had prominent female directors, excellent writers and I hope this continues. We need them to come forward and tell the men, that they are better than men." <br /></p>
<p>Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says if there is one major change which has come in the Hindi film industry is that there are more female workers on a film set today as compared to earlier days.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"During my time, there would be two women on set, the heroine and her mother. But now, almost 50 per cent of the work force on a film set is female. All managed by young girls. They are just looking after everything," Bachchan told reporters last evening.<br /><br />Bachchan said women are working in key departments like continuity, camera, production, which makes an actor's job easy.<br /><br />"It's wonderful to see the kind of dedication they put in. We rely a lot on them. For some reason we feel the ladies are never going to make mistake. They are very efficient. I am just free to be able to say my lines and not worry about the continuity or what I should be wearing," he said.<br /><br />"These were things we had to look after ourselves in our time, now there are wonderful ladies who come around and do this for you," Bachchan added.<br /><br />He was speaking at the launch of the book 'Once Upon A Time In India - A Century Of Indian Cinema', written by film critic and author Bhawana Somaaya.<br /><br />Bachchan, 74, observed that not just in the technical departments, but there are a lot of women in direction and writing as well.<br /><br />"In the last few years, we have had prominent female directors, excellent writers and I hope this continues. We need them to come forward and tell the men, that they are better than men." <br /></p>