BADRINATH KI DULHANIA Male Molestation: Director Shashank Khaitan Speaks Up!
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Monday, 20th March 2017, 5:55 PM IST A lot has been spoken about Varun Dhawan – a male’s molestation – in ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’. While some audiences laughed over it, some others raised their voice questioning how such a sensitive issue has been treated. BKD director Shashank Khaitan has turned the latest to speak on the issue. ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’ shows Varun’s character as a target for molestation and Alia Bhatt comes to his rescue. Speaking about it, Shashank said, “The intent was to show Badri’s character at an all-time low. Emotionally he was down and out. Vaidehi (Bhatt) had stripped him of his ‘mardangi’ when she asked him to call his father and he couldn’t. He was emotionally defenseless and was unable to even protect his physical ‘izzat’. The humour was to comfort and not trivialise the issue.” Salman Khan was also targeted for his comment on rape during ‘Sultan’ movie interviews with the media. Rajkumar Hirani however got away with the matter by smart play - changing his words from ‘Chamatkaar’ to ‘Balatkaar’. “One of the most legendary scenes in recent times is Raju Hirani’s ‘3 Idiots’ scene. If taken in the wrong spirit, even that can seem offensive,” Khaitan was heard saying. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |