Ragini IPS has a message, but it is not preachy

When producer K Manju approached Ragini Dwivedi with the idea of making an action film with her in the lead, she was thrilled at the idea, but admits that the first few scripts she got did not excite her. “Then, director Anand P Raju came to me and I fell in love with the story of his film. At the time, though, the plan was not to call it Ragini IPS, but Manju sir and Anand sir suggested it would be nice to give the title a personal touch.It is a big honour for me to have a film named after me,” says Ragini.
The first version of the script, though, was slightly different, says the actress, adding that Anand made subtle changes after the gruesome Delhi gangrape (Nirbhaya incident). “We wanted to add a message that women need to learn to take care of themselves when confronted with a problematic situation. The film looks at this from the point of view of a woman, without getting preachy. We have shown just how women have to take care of themselves. When you are in a potentially dangerous situation what matters is how you deal with it and come out of it. That is what Ragini IPS is about,” Ragini signs off.