Only repackaging entitled Feminism?
An excolleague had once neatly explained to me, how we are taking feminism in the wrong sense and how it began for a focus on equality and basic rights and now has its own sects, which is fine. But with the remake of Pink as Vakeel Saab, there is choice to focus on entitled feminism. Why entitled? Take the premise. Three women who go out late at night.... The entire sentence reeks with entitlement. Many women are not even allowed to step out. There itself lies in the entitlement. Pink is a beautiful movie. It was also great for the careers of the women and the man involved. But what about movies like Parched which ask for basic rights to still be looked at? The film neatly portrays the camaraderie of three battered women who are victims of Khap Panchayat in Rajasthan. In one scene a young bride, abused by the father-in-law, is asked to return only because that is the law for a married women. There are several such scenes like these which question the purpose and existence of...