Four more shots please recieved like a flak for portraying women leading uninhibited lifestyle. Agreed that there is a lot of swearing, drinking and casual sex which might make conservative viewers but they can always choose to skip the show. The same viewers dont flinch when they witness their male counterparts indulging in the same….
Month: January 2023
When cooking empowers women II
The last post was about women getting liberated through cooking. While Nidhi finally found the courage to tell her in laws that she cannot cook Titli learnt how to cook for the sake of her niece. This post shall discuss instance where women stood tall through their culinary skills. One of the first such women…
When cooking empowers women folk I
Thappad was one of last movies I had seen in a theatre before the onset of COVID. It had released to critical acclaim yet sharply divided the audience. While some appreciated the micro aggressions peppered throughout every frame some found the idea of seeking divorce for one slap to be an exaggerated reaction. Throughout the…
A bid to normalize same sex relationships on screen
Earlier the movies made on homosexuality mostly exclusively dealt with issues faced by the gay community. Fire was the first Hindi movie to hit the screen that was based on a lesbian couple’s relationship. It had caused an uproar in the country both amongst the general public due to the bold handling of the then unique…
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