Swara Bhaskar's open letter to Bhansali on Padmaavat - Page 7

Originally posted by: fivestars

And women have the right to choose whatever they want to do with their life rather than being questioned as well..

now she is seeking attention...There is no need of mention of Vagina so many times...just OTT. This is a period movie and what she is expecting? To fight back and get raped anyway and become a slave? i thinks its Padmavati choice to die rather then to be tortured.

This from 13th century poet why some of these women are equating with today times. The times and people mentality were different. The only thing SLB could have shown that Jauhar scene without the pomp and should have not glorified mass suicide.

Well .. there is a difference between a sick thing like rape and a much sicker thing like sex slave for the rest of your life. I agree with Swara that if a woman is raped by some bas***d, does not means that she should not be able to live the rest of her life. But at the same time, if you knew that there might not be any light at the end of the tunnel and you would end up being someone's sex slave for the rest of your life, then the only choice you have is either to kill that person or die yourself. Agreed that killing that person is actually the right and the brave choice. But maybe that queen knew that she was in no position to fight with the beast. And hence, the last option of jauhar. But yes, it could have been shown with the sign of sympathy for the weak instead of making it sound like something brave. For example, if she would have died while trying to kill Khilji, I would have considered her brave but since, she just gave up her life without a fight, I don't see any bravery in that.

And there's a fleeting scene of another enslaved princess who stood bravely in front of Khilji while he boasted about his Harem. She chose to live and endure it all while the other women decided to kill themselves instead of the torture. In my opinion, both set of women were brave and made their own choices. We have no right to put down any of them just because we think from the so called modern perspective.

Wasn't Swara Bhaskar part of the stalker glorifyicatiom movie - Ranjhana?? Tab women's rights aur vagina etc yaad nahi aaye. Hypocritical much?

The story of Padmavati was based in the times when practices like Jauhar DID happen. It's not bloody glorifying it - it's showing what used to happen in the 13th century!! In today's times, unless you're messed up in the mind, you're not going to suddenly go 'oh I'm going to jump in fire after my husband dies' just because Padmaavat showed it. Come on!!

Fact is, Swara would NEVER have written this if it was her dear Sonam in the movie. The envy is so obvious. Deepika is at a place where Sonam couldn't even dream about anymore.

"No, sir; Rajasthan in the 13th century with its cruel practices is merely the historical setting of the ballad you have adapted into the film Padmaavat. The context of your film is India in the 21st century."