{"id":42549,"date":"2017-12-02T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T18:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=42549"},"modified":"2017-12-02T10:35:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T18:35:20","slug":"a-lot-of-negativity-attached-to-being-a-heroine-bhumi-pednekar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/a-lot-of-negativity-attached-to-being-a-heroine-bhumi-pednekar\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lot of Negativity Attached to Being a Heroine: Bhumi Pednekar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bhumi Pednekar (l) and Ayushmann Khurrana at a promotional event for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan,’ in Mumbai, Aug. 1. (AFP\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Women-oriented films and strong female characters may be the latest trend in Bollywood, but Bhumi Pednekar<\/b> believes society still holds regressive views towards a heroine, writes Shubha Dubey.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The 28-year-old actor, who delivered a Masterclass on \u2018Breaking Stereotypes\u2019 at the ongoing International Film Festival of India, says a strong and confident woman is always labelled as \u201cdifficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with PTI, Bhumi says, \u201cEverywhere in the society, even my extended family, when they got to know that I am going to be an actor, they were very worried because there is a lot of negativity attached to my craft or being a heroine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel in our culture, the girl, with any sort of power is called difficult or various words that are demeaning just because she has a voice, has confidence and stands for her rights. It is sad, but it is the truth of our country. Our culture hasn\u2019t evolved much and we need to do something about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor believes cinema for long has also failed women by viewing female characters according to the male gaze.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of the treatment of a female actor on-screen, we have gone backwards and how. We had actors like Devika Rani when cinema started in India and suddenly things became regressive. Women had nothing to do in films except praying for their husband\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n

Bhumi, however, adds, \u201cI am not against traditions, but they are not meant to be regressive… It is heartbreaking to see the kind of atrocities women are suffering across the globe. As human beings, we need to evolve with time and if you fail to do that, your existence will suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n

After her successful debut with \u201cDum Laga Ke Haisha,\u201d the actor says she rejected around 23 scripts as the female character had nothing to do in the proposed projects.<\/p>\n

Bhumi, however, is glad that after featuring in the role of an overweight woman in the Sharat Katariya-directed movie, she was not stereotyped.<\/p>\n

\u201cCinema has the power to change the society. Through my films, the kind of characters I have played and will play, I am trying to do my bit in changing the patriarchal mindset. I am vocal about my thoughts which I think will somewhere help in bringing about a change.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year she delivered two hits – \u201cToilet: Ek Prem Katha\u201d and \u201cShubh Mangal Saavdhan\u201d and Bhumi will soon start filming director Abhishek Chaubey\u2019s next, titled \u201cChambal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The movie also features Sushant Singh Rajput.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bhumi Pednekar (l) and Ayushmann Khurrana at a promotional event for ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan,’ in Mumbai, Aug. 1. (AFP\/Getty Images) Women-oriented films and strong female characters may be the latest trend in Bollywood, but Bhumi Pednekar believes society still holds regressive views towards a heroine, writes Shubha Dubey. The 28-year-old actor, who delivered a Masterclass…<\/p>\n

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