We do smoke, drink, swear, have sex, says Sonam Kapoor on Veere Di We

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Posted: 7 years ago
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Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and the entire team of Veere Di Wedding talked about the feminist aspects of the film in an interview.

Sonam Kapoor has defended the portrayal of female friendships and women in general in her upcoming movie, Veere Di Wedding. In an interview to film critic Anupama Chopra for her YouTube channel Film Companion, Sonam said she has known women like the ones portrayed in the movie in real life.

The actors of Veere Di Wedding -- Sonam, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania-- were asked about reducing female empowerment to behaving like men,' as many had accused the film of upon watching the trailer. The four lead characters were heard swearing, seen drinking and enjoying an active sex life before getting married.

Sonam said that to think they are reducing female empowerment to anything in itself is wrong. "I don't think this question would be posed to men that you are drinking, smoking and abusing or sexually active, does this make you less of a man?, said Sonam.

Swara also chimed in by clarifying that no one said that Veere Di Wedding is a feminist film. "Just because people saw four girls who are in a certain urban setting being realistic to what young urban working women, what their lifestyle is... a lot of us who come from this background, we do curse, we do drink.., she said as Sonam added, "And we are sexually active. We are not sitting waiting till we get married.

Swara further said, "Just because we are showing that on screen why is that becoming an issue? When we allow our male characters to be as close to reality as possible, why can't we let our women have that?

Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania during the music launch of their upcoming film Veere Di Wedding, in Mumbai. ( PTI )
Sonam then talked about Pyaar Ka Punchnama and how its very misogynistic dialogues didn't ruffle any feathers. "People have celebrated that film and nobody has once said that don't you think you are being a little misogynistic by talking about how women are a certain way and how men are looked at as commitment phobic and women are desperate to get married?

"At a point where we are making a film which is entertaining, which is pretty real... We do swear, we do talk in a certain way, she added.

Veere Di Wedding is a female buddy film about four girls living in an urban setting and their struggles in life. The film will release on June 1, 2018.

https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/we-do-smoke-drink-swear-have-sex-says-sonam-kapoor-on-veere-di-wedding-s-reality/story-hJuzsXdad2kPgRemvU85xH.html
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Sex is fine, smoking and drinking is bad for health, though that's your personal choice, so it's also acceptable. But swearing and abusing has nothing to do feminism or women empowerment. Just because boys do it, girls also shouldn't do it. Because all the abuse and slang words are derogatory towards women. So women should take offense at boys swearing, instead of starting mouthing themselves.
Yeah, I know that women do swearing in real life, so it's fine if they show it in movies, but I'll call such women as wannabe fools.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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I disagree with this kind of feminism of going around town sleeping with randoms, smoking, drinking, swearing as women power. Women power should be about respect, equality and independent women who are good human beings. Men should follow the same rules of being respectful, being equal and have good heart
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Posted: 7 years ago
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There is a difference Sonam, which sadly you guys will never understand.


Portraying a character who drinks, haves sex, smokes and swearing is one thing, but when you go on about "look I am playing a female character who drinks, look she also swears, look she f**ks around, look she smokes and so on", you are bound to get criticised as the difference between the two is one is just playing a character without endorsing the activities while the second is trying to scream people that see woman also smoke!! woman also drink!! woman also f**k!! woman also can give maa-behen ki gaalo!!


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Posted: 7 years ago
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Ya. Women do that but they do it same as men do. Veere DW feels like women are launching world war III against men -kind, and nothing less than state of the art weaponry in cussing, shrieking, yelling, eye rolling, sleeping around will do to bring these horrible men down and enable women.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Originally posted by: Terenaina

I disagree with this kind of feminism of going around town sleeping with randoms, smoking, drinking, swearing as women power. Women power should be about respect, equality and independent women who are good human beings. Men should follow the same rules of being respectful, being equal and have good heart


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Just imagine the world's haalat if women take to apeing these characters in VDW. Men and women roaming around trying to out do each other with OTT stuff.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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I once read that earlier there was such a thing as a stud because only he could get a lot of women. Now with this kind of culture which Sonam Kapoor is trying to promote, any wimp can get sex.
Indians are always portrayed as regressive but look around. Even in the west there is the Red Pill where men are saying we don't want women who wh**e around and then want to marry a nice guy who will give her a home and children.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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You mean marry a nice girl who will give him a nice home and kids?
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Posted: 7 years ago
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So this has turned to if men can do it we can do it too.
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Nobody questions Delhi Belly or Dev D or any of male centric movies when sex, cursing and everything else associated is shown.
Why is there is a need to be shocked and question when women do? did Sonam say it is a feminist film?no.

Did they say it is only brand of women empowerment? No. It is only the reality of the situation...That women do these things and it is story of those people.

Having a choice to do so and not blink an eye is an empowerment.


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