Questions, questions and more questions!
‘Why are you wearing such clothes?’ ‘Why are you going out
so late at night?’ ‘Who do you live with?’ ‘Do you live alone?’ ‘Oh, you smoke?’
‘Good heavens, you drink too?’
Stereotyping, stereotyping and more stereotyping!
Tell me how many times you have just felt like, “I wish I
was a man!” How many times you have felt like if my brother could be allowed
this, why not me?
Directed by Pan Nalin and a recipient of worldwide accolades and numerous prestigious awards, ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ questions
the patriarchal constructs which the society clings on to.
So what happens when a
corporate hotshot Suranjana, a house-wife Pamela, an activist Nargis, a
struggling singer Madhurita, a wannabe heroine Joanna, a photographer Freida
and her maid Laxmi gang up together? Not only do they become great friends
standing by each other in difficult times, but also undergo a re-discovery of
their own selves.
With the revelation of Freida going to marry Nargis, with
both of them coming out of their ‘closeted’ sexuality; all the hidden realities
behind the façade of each and everyone’s ‘perfect’ lives tumble out one by one.
But how they take control of their own life, instead of letting the society
decide for them, is what forms the crux of the film.
If Maa Kali could take a ferocious form to save the world
and create a new world order, so can the women of today! Each of them are/ become
Kali’s in their own li’l ways. Each one of us are Kali’s in our own way!
Dealing with burning issues like homosexuality and gang rape, this film
is a must-watch.
A few days back, I was asking my mother, “Why is a woman
always considered at fault? Why is it so that a woman is always judged? Why is
it so that a woman has to get married? What if I don’t want to marry?” And my
mother just replied, “Don’t question so much. We live in a society.”
Well, I now know, ‘We don’t live in a society. The society,
or in a more refined sense, “patriarchy” lives within us.’ And we can do away
with that only if we can free ourselves from our narrow and petty mindset.
The trailer of the film is attached below. Do watch the full movie as soon as possible. I'm sure you don't want to miss out on this. Thank you.
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