Aditi Rao Hydari: I hope ‘Bhoomi’ will reach out to the audience
Of late, Bollywood has been coming up with films that have better content and stronger social messages. There is a list of movies that are addressing the issue of violence against women and actress Aditi Rao Hydari firmly believes that it is better to make such movies rather than come up with yet another typical love story. The 30-year-old actress who stars in the leading role of her upcoming film ‘Bhoomi’, says that such movies portray the reality of the society in our country.
In an interview with a leading media agency, the actress stated, “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.” The actress continued, “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. But these stories were not able to reach out to the audiences. I really hope ‘Bhoomi’ does.”
While speaking about the storyline of the film, Aditi said, “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.” The actress also said that she is glad that the movie is set in Agra, as people from smaller towns tend to get their daughters married as soon as possible. “With us city girls, there is an assumption that we have the space to raise our voice. Most of the parents in India, especially in smaller towns, fear for daughters due to the inhuman treatment meted out to them. They want her to go away, saying, you’re not my responsibility anymore’. I don’t understand why don’t we nurture our girls?”
When asked if Aditi will have enough screen space as compared to Sanjay Dutt, the actress stated, “It’s Sanju Sir’s comeback film, yes. He’s an experienced, loved and established actor. For example, the first shot in any traditional movie set-up would have been his. But here,I don’t know whether they thought about it or it just happened that the first shot in the film is a scene where Bhoomi is dyeing her father’s hair.That’s a rare thing to happen.” The film is all set to release on 22nd September.
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Credits: PTI