There is a spate of movies in Bollywood that are addressing the issue of violence against women and actor Aditi Rao Hydari believes it is better to make such films than just another run-of-the-mill love story.
Raveena Tandon’s ‘Maatr’ and Sridevi’s ‘Mom’ saw the mothers turning into avenging angels and now ‘Bhoomi’ will see a father, played by Sanjay Dutt, fight for his daughter (Aditi).
The 30-year-old actor who features in the titular role of ‘Bhoomi’ in the Omung Kumar-directed film says these movies are a reflection of what is happening in the society.
The actor says, “So many cases of violence against women continue to take place, why aren’t we asking this question to the system? There are certain things that are constantly seen in our society -- be it honour killings, rape or any kind of sexual assault. Or whether it’s people being silenced for having a voice of dissent.”
“It’s either simple love stories or humorous ones. Isn’t that repetitive? It has been done so many times. Every kind of violence is different, every parent-child relationship is different. I’m sure ‘Mom’ was different,” she says.
“But these stories were not able to reach out to the audiences. I really hope ‘Bhoomi’ does,” she adds.
Aditi says her upcoming film is about a lower middle class family and how the father stands up for his daughter.
“Here you see a father believing in his daughter and that comes out of love. It is often shown that a daughter always stands up for her family. But I don’t know how many times the parents stand up for the daughter.”
Calling Bhoomi a woman of internal strength, the actor says she is glad the film is based in Agra
as there is a tendency to get their daughters married as soon as possible in smaller towns.
Published 19 September 2017, 16:02 IST