Shweta Tripathi: People have problem with a woman being vocal about her desires in Mirzapur

At Agenda AajTak 2021, Shweta Tripathi spoke about her films Haraamkhor and Masaan and series Mirzapur facing backlash. She was at the event along with Ashtosh Rana and Raveena Tandon.

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Shweta Tripathi: People have problem with a woman being vocal about her desires in Mirzapur
Shweta Tripathi at Agenda AajTak 2021. Photo: Yasir Iqbal

Actress Shweta Tripathi shared how people did not like a woman being vocal about her desires in Amazon Prime Video's Mirzapur. At Agenda AajTak 2021, Raveen Tandon, Ashutosh Rana and Shweta Tripathi spoke on actors facing backlash for their roles in a session titled 'Abhivyakti Ki Azadi'.

When asked if she thinks about the public's reaction or negative comments before taking up a role, she said, "These thoughts definitely cross my mind. I won't say I am not scared about it. But, now what one would do about that fear is up to you. For my film Haraamkhor, which I did with Nawazuddin Siddiqui...according to me, we were showing a love story, which revolved around a teacher and a student. People had problems with that film and said that we cannot show it. In fact, people had a problem with Masaan for a slap. I don't understand, is nobody is slapped in our society? Is it so shocking that a father slapped his daughter? You need to understand why the writer or the director is showing it. Understanding the emotion, journey and characters are necessary."

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In Mirzapur, Rasika Dugal's character, Beena, is quite vocal about her desires. However, it received a lot of criticism as well. Speaking about the same, Shweta further added, "In fact, this happened to Mirzapur as well. One character is very vocal about her desires. The issue was that she is a woman and how can a woman after marriage and kids be vocal about her desires. Should we all do the same type of characters? Then we should be put in the same bracket. But if we do this then the audience will have problems. I feel the audience has voting power, not just for running the country but also for what kind of content should come. If people have a problem with a film they should not watch."

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