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Parineeti Chopra's and Arjun Kapoor's Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar might have failed to make the right buzz when it first released in theatres in March but the Dibakar Banerjee directorial hit the right chords when it re-released on Amazon Prime Video on May 20. From the audience to critics, everyone seemed to have a positive response to the movie. Now, Parineeti has spoken about how the film tackled patriarchy that people have become so immune to. While sharing her views on SAPF, the actress even spoke about a personal incident of how her contractors don't take her seriously because she is a 'woman'.
"This film is uniquely written. People have become so immune to the patriarchy that they don’t even think about it. Women in India face this every day. When I’m getting my house renovated, the contractors don’t talk to me properly because I’m a woman. They ask if there’s someone else at home they can talk to. I say, ‘No, I bought this house, I’ve made the payments. It’s mine so I will choose the tiles.’ When I tell them to talk to me, they refuse. This film has a lot of similarities to my personal life," she told a Bollywood website.
When asked about her favourite scene, Pari said, "My favourite scene is the ‘paratha achaar’ one in which all the men are seated while the women are standing. Neena Gupta’s character is also standing. She’s so used to the patriarchy that she’ll never ask Arjun’s character to pass the pickle, but she’ll ask me why I’m seated. While shooting this scene, I was reminded of the small town I grew up in, where the women weren’t allowed to eat till the men went to sleep. They couldn’t eat while the men were still seated at the dining table. Even at my house, my mother wasn’t allowed to sit and eat. It’s not that my father made her do this, but it was an unspoken rule in the house. The most important thing about this film was the marriage between my character, Sandy, and me – this mixture of real and reel life. This was me saying, ‘Let’s smash the patriarchy.’ We were trying to show how accepted the patriarchy is in India and how much we wish that would change," she said.
On the work front, Parineeti is on a roll. The actress left the audience and critics super impressed with 3 back to back releases in March - The Girl On The Train, Saina and Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar.
(Source: Film Companion)
