Kiran Rao says films like Kabir Singh glorify stalking of women as a pick-up line, says Bollywood

Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently spoke out about the current state of Bollywood films, which glorify stalking as a means of wooing women. According to a report in the Times of India, Kiran cited the examples of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Kabir Singh and SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali. (Also read: Kiran Rao says it hurts when films with ‘regressive messages’ make ‘billions’ of profits)

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According to a report in the Times of India, Kiran centered on this topic and talked about how stalking is glorified as wooing women in many Bollywood films. In this, she mentioned the film ‘Kabir Singh’ starring Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani. Kiran also cited the example of SS Her Rajamouli’s Baahubali to further illustrate her point. She further added, “Another very big movie that I find fascinating is Baahubali: The Beginning. It started with this exciting fight scene, where this woman goes from tree to tree. She is a warrior, but the protagonist subtly strips her of her agency and reduces her to just a great love interest. I find it very fascinating. This is an Indian movie. It’s (one of) the biggest movies of all time.”

Previously, the filmmaker spoke in an interview with Film Companion about how some recent films with very “regressive” messages have been doing well at the box office. She says these events have hurt her and she hopes her big movie will focus on breaking stereotypes and conveying better messages in society.

About Kiran’s Latest Laapataa Ladies

Kiran recently premiered her latest film ‘Rapata Ladies’ at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Set in rural India in 2001, Laapata Ladies depicts the hilarious chaos that ensues when two young brides go missing from a train. The film features an ensemble cast including Nitanshi Goel, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastava, Chhaya Kadam and Ravi Kishan in important roles.

Laapataa Ladies is being produced under Kiran’s ex-husband Aamir Khan’s banner Aamir Khan Productions and her own venture Kindling Productions. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Sneha Desai and additional dialogues were written by Divyanidhi Sharma. The film is awaited for release next year on January 5, 2024.

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