Do watch @nanditadas' short film on #DomesticViolence. We have never discussed or fought DV enough as a society, and now during this lockdown, I cannot imagine what it must feel like to be stuck with an abusive partner. @unwomenindia @NCWIndia
Watching Nandita's film reminded me of the year I spent reporting for a @thecaravanindia cover story on #SalmanKhan. I had assumed that no film person would come on the record to defend him against long-standing allegations of girlfriend beating. I was wrong, (Cont'd)
(Cont'd) & this reminded me of how tough is the battle against DV in a society that sanctions the male proprietorial attitude towards women. While several film people made ugly off-the-record comments about #AishwaryaRai and Salman's other girlfriends in this context, (Cont'd)
(Cont'd) one director actually said on the record: “Between a boyfriend and a girlfriend many things happen. I don’t count it as very important if you raise your voice or raise your hand at the spur of the moment. It happens. It’s normal.” When I questioned this stance, (Cont'd)
(Cont'd) he added, “At the spur of the moment, you may lose the balance of your mind, but that doesn’t categorise him as a person who is a woman beater.” It was such a disturbing conversation, because he was so cool about it. #StopDomesticViolence
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
