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ELITIST WOMEN THINK MALE BASHING MAKES YOU A TRUE FEMINIST'
By Sanyukta Iyer, Mumbai Mirror | Apr 4, 2015, 12.00 AM IST
Says Sonam Kapoor, insisting she doesn't need a video to voice her opinions, her actions have always spoken louder.
Bollywood's fashionista Sonam Kapoor has been very busy lately. She has been frenetically shooting for Sooraj Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo but managed to make a dash to Paris to meet designer Giorgio Armani, even though she's yet to recover completely from the bout of swine flu which hospitalised her for four days. Today, she walks the ramp with dad Anil Kapoor for Shabana Azmi's Mijwan show to promote education, health and sanitation for girls in Uttar Pradesh.
Her grandmother is in the ICU and speaking to Mirror from her bedside, the 29-year-old actress insisted that illiteracy is the root of all problems. "Girls can really explore their capabilities when they are allowed to study," asserted Sonam, who's also supporting breast cancer awareness.
Recently the 'My Choice' video directed by filmmaker Homi Adjania, starring Deepika Padukone, went viral online. When asked what she thinks about its portrayal of feminism, Sonam retorts, "Elitist women have always had wrong ideas about feminism. They think male-bashing... hating men...makes you a true feminist. I don't have to make a video to voice my opinions. My actions have always spoken louder than my words. I'm proud to be a woman and I respect my independence. I'm never afraid to give my opinion on any matter. That's what feminism is about."
She insists that women may be physically weaker than men but emotionally they are stronger. "My family has never made me feel like a lesser person because I am a woman. But when I entered the film industry I saw how a hero was treated and how a heroine. There is a glaring difference. So where is the equality?" she signs off.
Bollywood's fashionista Sonam Kapoor has been very busy lately. She has been frenetically shooting for Sooraj Barjatya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo but managed to make a dash to Paris to meet designer Giorgio Armani, even though she's yet to recover completely from the bout of swine flu which hospitalised her for four days. Today, she walks the ramp with dad Anil Kapoor for Shabana Azmi's Mijwan show to promote education, health and sanitation for girls in Uttar Pradesh.
Her grandmother is in the ICU and speaking to Mirror from her bedside, the 29-year-old actress insisted that illiteracy is the root of all problems. "Girls can really explore their capabilities when they are allowed to study," asserted Sonam, who's also supporting breast cancer awareness.
Recently the 'My Choice' video directed by filmmaker Homi Adjania, starring Deepika Padukone, went viral online. When asked what she thinks about its portrayal of feminism, Sonam retorts, "Elitist women have always had wrong ideas about feminism. They think male-bashing... hating men...makes you a true feminist. I don't have to make a video to voice my opinions. My actions have always spoken louder than my words. I'm proud to be a woman and I respect my independence. I'm never afraid to give my opinion on any matter. That's what feminism is about."
She insists that women may be physically weaker than men but emotionally they are stronger. "My family has never made me feel like a lesser person because I am a woman. But when I entered the film industry I saw how a hero was treated and how a heroine. There is a glaring difference. So where is the equality?" she signs off.
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