Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana
This film, that we happened to see recently on tv and recalled having seen promotions of on some talent show, wasn't promoted as a romance or happy film, but nevertheless it was shocking.
Here are my thoughts as posted on the videos of the film on YT , of which the first two links were removed within a day!
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HORROR. Not just the film, but the comments justifying the vendetta.
Have there been not enough cases of women persecuted, arms broken, eyes punched, acid thrown at face and body and the girl burnt, gangrape and murder, all just because she thought she could be a doctor, or be educated, or had guts to say no to unwelcome advances of a stranger?
Did they have to make a film where the guy is borderline clean and the male viewership is going ecstatic about punishing a woman for having done well?
When the girl goes taking exams secretly towards selection as a high level officer, and has to choose between a marriage where she won't be allowed by her elders to earn or step out, that's not ok, because she should have not had ambitions of not being a housebound serving woman as all her predecessors have been.
When his mummy demands dowry, and his mama shuts up the boy's dad who might have not insisted on it, that's ok, because, well, boys are bought by girls' parents if they want their daughter safely married.
When the boy's mummy says the groom doesn't matter, his bride can't leave home and must devote herself to housework post wedding, that's ok because the mummy has served everyone so far and must be relieved by the next young bride.
When the boy's uncle accuses the girl fraudulently, of having run away not because of protesting the dowry, but because her education allowed her to come in contact with males and she has been sleeping around, that's ok because he is entitled, just so the girl's parents asking them to return the hefty dowry are silenced.
When the boy goes after her with a vengeance because her leaving him on day of wedding caused him trauma, that's ok, because how dare a female do that, she must obey the male if he wants her! So him accusing her fraudulently and imprisoning her without a shred of evidence is ok, because the female must be taught she can't be a respectable officer of the government, she must remain the woman in tears whose only power must be purity, of refusing any male an improper advance.
So her choosing to be the woman serving the government in her capacity as an officer is worthy of punishment, but those that demanded dowry, or declared her future must be housework, will for ever remain the valid ones.
This film is a horror film, teaching every viewer that any amount of vendetta for any reason against a female shall be not only justified but found glamorous enough to be subject of a film.
Yes, the guy here is borderline clear to begin with, but that only makes it as much a cleaned up version of the reality of the gangrape and murders, acid and other assaults perpetrated against women who aren't locked in, as DDLJ and Namaste, London were cleaned up versions of the reality that's much closer to Khuda Ke Liye or Shameless.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KG50Uu9v38Q
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8rV04D_T3U
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7Wg2a9eGI
This film, that we happened to see recently on tv and recalled having seen promotions of on some talent show, wasn't promoted as a romance or happy film, but nevertheless it was shocking.
Here are my thoughts as posted on the videos of the film on YT , of which the first two links were removed within a day!
........................................................................
HORROR. Not just the film, but the comments justifying the vendetta.
Have there been not enough cases of women persecuted, arms broken, eyes punched, acid thrown at face and body and the girl burnt, gangrape and murder, all just because she thought she could be a doctor, or be educated, or had guts to say no to unwelcome advances of a stranger?
Did they have to make a film where the guy is borderline clean and the male viewership is going ecstatic about punishing a woman for having done well?
When the girl goes taking exams secretly towards selection as a high level officer, and has to choose between a marriage where she won't be allowed by her elders to earn or step out, that's not ok, because she should have not had ambitions of not being a housebound serving woman as all her predecessors have been.
When his mummy demands dowry, and his mama shuts up the boy's dad who might have not insisted on it, that's ok, because, well, boys are bought by girls' parents if they want their daughter safely married.
When the boy's mummy says the groom doesn't matter, his bride can't leave home and must devote herself to housework post wedding, that's ok because the mummy has served everyone so far and must be relieved by the next young bride.
When the boy's uncle accuses the girl fraudulently, of having run away not because of protesting the dowry, but because her education allowed her to come in contact with males and she has been sleeping around, that's ok because he is entitled, just so the girl's parents asking them to return the hefty dowry are silenced.
When the boy goes after her with a vengeance because her leaving him on day of wedding caused him trauma, that's ok, because how dare a female do that, she must obey the male if he wants her! So him accusing her fraudulently and imprisoning her without a shred of evidence is ok, because the female must be taught she can't be a respectable officer of the government, she must remain the woman in tears whose only power must be purity, of refusing any male an improper advance.
So her choosing to be the woman serving the government in her capacity as an officer is worthy of punishment, but those that demanded dowry, or declared her future must be housework, will for ever remain the valid ones.
This film is a horror film, teaching every viewer that any amount of vendetta for any reason against a female shall be not only justified but found glamorous enough to be subject of a film.
Yes, the guy here is borderline clear to begin with, but that only makes it as much a cleaned up version of the reality of the gangrape and murders, acid and other assaults perpetrated against women who aren't locked in, as DDLJ and Namaste, London were cleaned up versions of the reality that's much closer to Khuda Ke Liye or Shameless.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KG50Uu9v38Q
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8rV04D_T3U
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7Wg2a9eGI
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