{"id":15852,"date":"2017-02-25T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=15852"},"modified":"2017-02-25T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T18:57:16","slug":"feminism-term-has-received-lot-of-negative-feedback-kalki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/feminism-term-has-received-lot-of-negative-feedback-kalki\/","title":{"rendered":"Feminism Term Has Received Lot of Negative Feedback: Kalki"},"content":{"rendered":"

File photo of Kalki Koechlin during the ‘Wo-Manlogue,’ a theatrical monolog on womanhood in New Delhi. (Vijay Verma\/PTI)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kalki Koechlin feels it is unfortunate that the word feminism has gathered a lot of negative feedback with many people not even realizing its true meaning, writes Justin Rao.<\/b> \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood @Bollywood #KalkiKoechlin #Feminism<\/p>\n

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The actress says people often associate feminism with that of \u201cranting women\u201d who hate men.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a misunderstanding and lack of awareness about the word. Feminism seems to be tagged as a bunch of ranting women or women who are against men. The word feminism is about the equality of gender. A lot of people are feminist but they don\u2019t even realize it,\u201d Kalki told PTI.<\/p>\n

Several people within the industry have been divided over feminism as well, often saying that they believe in gender equality but are not feminist.<\/p>\n

The 33-year-old actress says the focus now should be on making the word cool again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just the fact that I think some people (within the industry) don\u2019t realize what it means. The term feminism has got so much negative feedback. I think now it\u2019s about making the word cool again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kalki says bringing gender equality in cinema requires no less than a social movement where strong roles are written for women.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt changes with time, it is about a social movement. I personally wait for those scripts. I am greedy for good roles, if it\u2019s not happening, I\u2019ll write something. As an artist I need to keep expressing myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for it to become a real movement it needs to be like a social awareness. Everyone needs to cone together. It\u2019s happening now where women Issues are being talked about,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Kalki, who is gearing up for her latest release \u201cMantra,\u201d says things are changing within the commercial cinema space for strong female characters.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven commercial films like \u2018Piku\u2019 and \u2018Queen\u2019 are fine examples of films held by women and not the conventional hero.<\/p>\n

The content needs to change and the writing itself needs to be less hero-based.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with hero-based film but we have very few heroine-oriented movies. That writing needs to change.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s not happening, make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Set in 2004, in the midst of a nationwide \u2018India Shining\u2019 campaign, \u201cMantra\u201d tells the intimate story of a family and its travails, and through it, the story of India post liberalization.<\/p>\n

Directed by Nicholas Kharkongor, the film also stars Rajat Kapoor, Shiv Pandit among others. \u201cMantra\u201d is scheduled to release in March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

File photo of Kalki Koechlin during the ‘Wo-Manlogue,’ a theatrical monolog on womanhood in New Delhi. (Vijay Verma\/PTI) Kalki Koechlin feels it is unfortunate that the word feminism has gathered a lot of negative feedback with many people not even realizing its true meaning, writes Justin Rao. \u2013 @siliconeer #siliconeer #Bollywood @Bollywood #KalkiKoechlin #Feminism The…<\/p>\n

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