This Bollywood na, it sometimes makes our blood boil. Then there are times we just shake our heads in disdain. But kabhi kabhi, it also makes us so proud. This week, for International Women’s Day, we take stock of some awful, some bad and some great filmi lines about women. Behno, taiyyar ho jao!
The absolute worst lines
"Ek chutki sindoor ki keemat tum kya jano Ramesh babu. Ishwar ka aashirwad hota hai.. ek chutki sindoor! Suhagan ke sar ka taaj hota hai, ek chutki sindoor. Har aurat ka khwaab hota hai… ek chutki… sindoor!" ()
Okay, it’s a spoof but ye kya zabardasti hai?! It’s like Facebook insisting you get married by bombarding your newsfeed with shaadi photos and ‘look-at-my-bachcha’ photos. No I don’t want ek chutki sindoor, okay?!
"Har aadmi ke liye ek aurat hoti hai... Usse bach gaye, toh life ban jayegi" ()
Aadmi ki nahi, aurat ki life ban jayegi. Good riddance for her!
"Mard kab peeta hai, kya peeta hai, kaise peeta hai, yeh jaankaari rakhna Bharatiya naari ki sabse important duty hai" (Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya)
This must be janhit mein jaari (issued in public interest) by the local theka. That is the only reasonable explanation for this
But every once in a while B-town comes up with a line that makes the ladies feel all awesome and makes us want to proclaim ‘You Go Gurrrlll!!!’
But every once in a while B-town comes up with a line that makes the ladies feel all awesome and makes us want to proclaim ‘You Go Gurrrlll!!!’
From HT Brunch, March 2
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