Bhumi Pednekar: The patriarchy in cinema must be shattered – Big Interview | Hindi Film News
Your movie “Thank You for Coming” is getting a lot of attention…
I know there are many similar topics, both good and bad. However, there aren’t many comedies written for women in our industry, so TYFC was like a breath of fresh air. The script also felt very personal and Kanika Kapoor’s character resonated deeply with me. Why do women always have to carry the weight of being “right”? As a woman, I am constantly learning, unlearning, and making mistakes, and that’s totally okay. We don’t always have to be pure and proper. Our imperfections balance us. The film shatters the notion that elite urban women are supposed to “have it all,” but their lives can also be thrown into chaos, albeit of a different kind.
This movie gave you a chance to break out of the small town girl mold…
So yeah, that was one of the reasons I jumped on it. You know, I’ve mostly played the roles of small-town, uptight women, but I now realize that when portraying a strong female character on screen, it doesn’t matter where she’s from. The struggles of a big city girl are different than those who say they’re from a small town, but that doesn’t make them any less of a challenge. For example, for TYFC, I had to make my body very comfortable, but Kanika is a cushioned role, so it wasn’t that difficult.
Director Karan Boolani has a problem with the term chick flick…
What is a good chick flick (for lack of a better word)? A well-written chick flick will empower you and make you feel good about yourself. I don’t think the problem lies with the phrase chick flick itself, but you can’t lump them all together as “frivolous.” When a coming-of-age film with a male protagonist like ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ or ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ captivates the audience, you can’t look back and say things like, ‘Oh my God!’ye kya road trip pe ja rahi hai ladkiyaan(What is this? Just a girl going on a road trip) When a group of women do the same thing. This inherent patriarchy is something we must shatter.
Bhumi Pednekar attends an event with Rhea Kapoor and turns heads with her unusual top
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So, even in the case of “Thank You for Coming”, I have no problem with people who try to disparage this movie, but criticism needs to have some substance, and you can’t criticize it completely. For example, you can argue that the acting isn’t up to par or that the script isn’t strong enough, but the suspicion that a woman is shown talking about desire and pleasure while drinking alcohol is unwarranted. That’s because movies with male actors portraying these issues aren’t that big of a deal. dozen. I felt like playing a character like Kanika Kapoor empowered me as a person and allowed me to be a little bit naked and let it all out…
Do you think that (criticism) is a little more obvious in your case, since you started out in an unconventional way by playing overweight women, and then you gravitated towards playing (mostly) small-town girls? So is it difficult to adapt from the audience’s perspective?
Here is an example to answer this. I love dressing up in real life and am a makeup pro. However, most of the roles I’ve played so far don’t require a flashy appearance, so I often wear that avatar in real life. Does it make me a different person? No, it’s not. It means that I have a personality that is not similar to my reel self. And the audience is used to seeing me in a “sort of” way, so a role like this must have come out of the blue for them.
As for performance, even though it looks gorgeous, it can still perform well, right?
Certainly, the two are not mutually exclusive. The bottom line is that no matter what your real life situation is, you need to step up and do what your role requires. The adaptability part you mentioned, I think change is definitely slow to emerge, but eventually the audience will change as well. For example, my appearance (for better or worse) has never been a topic of discussion per se, but I feel like that has changed with the advent of TYFC. In terms of content, movies like “Lust Stories” are doing well, so I think this is a good start.
Do you think it’s different to have so many women working together versus a story about a boy and a girl?
As Offset, I would like to say that this is not a gender issue per se, because all the men I’ve co-starred with in my previous films have been very open-minded and feminist (in and of themselves) and wonderful people. But with women, when we go through the same set of struggles, we tend to have a lot of empathy and bond on a different level. Even men raised by strong and independent women (like Karan Boolani) bring a certain balance and synergy when working together.
Speaking of independence, do you think women in general get a stigma of being difficult/overbearing when they express their opinions?
absolutely! The moment you have an idea of your own, you become difficult. The moment you say you have dreams and ambitions, it becomes difficult. I wish I had kept track of how many times these things were said to me! Even in my personal life, men just keep me company, but I can’t take this burden on myself and think, “Oh, he completes me.” As women, we are easily labeled (single, unmarried, mothers, divorced, etc.). But that aside, it’s okay if your life doesn’t revolve around those labels.
Going back to the topic, actors usually start out by playing fascinating characters that are a bit far from reality, but for you the career trajectory was a bit of a reverse spiral. right?
You know, I’m not going to bring this to the surface, but I’ll be honest. I didn’t grow up in a movie family, so there’s no way I’d have a big launch. I was simply lucky to get the role in the first place. at the time, main talk mouth Car Letty, (I would have picked up anything.) I had to start somewhere, you know? But ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ was an honest film with its core in the right place. Of course, that then opened the door to a lot of social drama. I was very happy with those dramas, but that wasn’t the only thing I did. For example, my film “Sonchiriya” ranks higher than “Dum Laga Ke Haisha” at the box office, but the latter tends to be more popular because it is more successful at the box office. It is located in
You’ve done comedies, social dramas, and now feminist films. What more would you like to explore?
Like any other actor, I would love to work in a Karan Johar film as I love his filmmaking style. Then we have Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I would like to collaborate with them someday.
what are you working on?
Well, I’m pretty excited! One is a social drama which is very close to my heart and the other is a full-fledged masala film. Although very different from each other, both are equally meaningful.
