We aren't showing what they think is an abla naari : Sonam kapoor

cinema |  Suryaa Desk  | Published : Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 10:49 AM

Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania starred in Veere Di Wedding which tended to change notions of an everyday Indian woman and changed the stereotypes typically attached to women, whether it be smoking or even Swara's masturbation scene. 


 The masturbation scene and mention, in particular, stirred a lot of controversies and many trolled the scene.In an interview with media when Sonam was asked why people were taking the masturbation scene as their sole opinion on the movie, the actress stated, "Because people are mental. (She cracks up as she continues) It’s like people asking Bebo, me and Swara: weren’t you like, scared that you’ll be abusing so much? Honestly, we didn’t think, oh we’re abusing, oh no there’s a masturbation scene, oh no. Twenty years ago a girl would have thought, “Oh meri shaadi nahin ho rahi hai. What is this gonna be a reflection of? Oh mera divorce ho raha hai screen pe?” I don’t come from that worldview.


The actress added, "My father (Anil Kapoor) has constantly said he’s a feminist, and he’s brought me and Rhea up like that, so when I came to the real world, which is Bollywood, and suddenly I was not given the same room as a hero or not paid the same amount or treated in a certain way, I was in shock. Because I never thought there was a difference between my brother Harsh (Harshvardhan Kapoor) and me and my sister. In fact, when I told my Dad I didn’t want to go to college, that was what stressed him out. Not that I wanted to become an actress. You know what I’m saying?"


 Further talking about the reason why people trolled the masturbation scene, Sonam continued, "Insecurity because we’ve broken the glass ceiling, we are not showcasing what they think is the abla naari, the correct Hindu woman, the one who needs to be rescued. It’s a misogynistic society so it’s like when bullies understand they have no real power. You know what I’m saying? Anything that’s uninhibited is a show of strength. And certain people don’t like that show of strength because you’re standing up to the bully in a way."


 Veere Di Wedding has been performing extremely well at the box-office and has already crossed the Rs 100-crore mark worldwide. 








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