Maatr: Awareness, not commercial success the intention, says Raveena Tandon

Speaking at the trailer launch of Maatr, actor Raveena Tandon who stars in it, said the intention was create awareness about rape and to put the blame on the perpetrators of the crime, not the survivor.

Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon, whose next film Maatr deals with crime against women in society, says the clear intention behind making the film is to create awareness among the audience.

Maatr stars Raveena Tandon who takes on her daughter’s rapists.

Speaking in Mumbai at the trailer launch of the film, Raveena said: “Intention behind Maatr is not commercial success but to spread a message of crime against women. This is the need of the hour, where people should start changing their mindset about women and take action against such criminals instead of shaming the victims based on the length of their clothes.”

She was present at the trailer launch along with the film’s director Aster Sayed and producers Anjum Rizvi and Manoj Adhikari.

Raveena, who last appeared in a cameo role in Anuraag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet, said she does not like the word ‘comeback’ as she has become very choosy about her films.

As there are many upcoming women-centric films like Noor, Mom, Haseena besides the latest Naam Shabana, according to Raveena, “it is a great time in Indian cinema where so many women-oriented films are being made”.

“I would say that this (phase) should continue,” she said.

Maatr is all set to release on April 21.

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