Swara's comment on 'Padmaavat' leads to Twitter spat
Mumbai
January 29, 2018
Actress Swara Bhasker's critique of "Padmaavat"
as a movie that glorifies Sati and Jauhar, sparked a war of words between
celebrities.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi got into a war of words with Swara,
and Tillotama Shome joined in the debate by supporting Swara.
Last week,
Swara had shared a scathing comment on "Padmaavat" in a lengthy post on The
Wire, drawing out how the epic drama made her feel reduced to a "vagina only".
Krishnamoorthi had condemned her thought by questioning "aren't these
feminist debates on 'Padmaavat' rather dumb?"
"It's a story ladies - not
an advocacy of Jauhar for God's sake. Find another battle for your cause - a
real one at all. Not historical fiction," she wrote.
In another post,
Krishnamoorthi, a singer and former actress, wrote: "Funny that an actress who
can play an erotic dancer/prostitute with such elan should feel like a vagina
after watching a story of a pious queen. What standards are these ...tch tch."
Swara, who has featured in films like "Raanjhanaa" and "Anarkali of Aarah",
gave it back by saying: "Funny that people cannot get over the fact that a woman
said vagina! Funny that in a 2440 word article making fairly comprehensible
arguments they only remember the word vagina. So... Vagina vagina vagina vagina
vagina vagina..vagina vagina VAGINA!"
Tillotama joined in the spat by
saying Krishnamoorthi's response is "the opposite of funny".
"Not seen
the film yet. But please, an actress can play a prostitute or a 'pious' queen
and yet feel like a certain film reduces a woman to just her reproductive
function that is vagina. Your response is the opposite of funny. And trust me
Swara Bhasker has a sense of humour".
"Padmaavat" has been released after
protests by Shri Rajput Karni Sena over alleged distortion of historical facts.
Post-release, there have been mixed reviews for the movie, which has been
criticised by some sections for glorifying not just Jauhar but also for showing
Alauddin Khilji demon-like.
The film, which released on January 25,
features actress Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as
Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Actors Aditi
Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh, Raza Murad and Anupriya Goenka feature in supporting
roles.
Mumbai
January 29, 2018
Actress Swara Bhasker's critique of "Padmaavat"
as a movie that glorifies Sati and Jauhar, sparked a war of words between
celebrities.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi got into a war of words with Swara,
and Tillotama Shome joined in the debate by supporting Swara.
Last week,
Swara had shared a scathing comment on "Padmaavat" in a lengthy post on The
Wire, drawing out how the epic drama made her feel reduced to a "vagina only".
Krishnamoorthi had condemned her thought by questioning "aren't these
feminist debates on 'Padmaavat' rather dumb?"
"It's a story ladies - not
an advocacy of Jauhar for God's sake. Find another battle for your cause - a
real one at all. Not historical fiction," she wrote.
In another post,
Krishnamoorthi, a singer and former actress, wrote: "Funny that an actress who
can play an erotic dancer/prostitute with such elan should feel like a vagina
after watching a story of a pious queen. What standards are these ...tch tch."
Swara, who has featured in films like "Raanjhanaa" and "Anarkali of Aarah",
gave it back by saying: "Funny that people cannot get over the fact that a woman
said vagina! Funny that in a 2440 word article making fairly comprehensible
arguments they only remember the word vagina. So... Vagina vagina vagina vagina
vagina vagina..vagina vagina VAGINA!"
Tillotama joined in the spat by
saying Krishnamoorthi's response is "the opposite of funny".
"Not seen
the film yet. But please, an actress can play a prostitute or a 'pious' queen
and yet feel like a certain film reduces a woman to just her reproductive
function that is vagina. Your response is the opposite of funny. And trust me
Swara Bhasker has a sense of humour".
"Padmaavat" has been released after
protests by Shri Rajput Karni Sena over alleged distortion of historical facts.
Post-release, there have been mixed reviews for the movie, which has been
criticised by some sections for glorifying not just Jauhar but also for showing
Alauddin Khilji demon-like.
The film, which released on January 25,
features actress Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, alongside Shahid Kapoor as
Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji. Actors Aditi
Rao Hydari, Jim Sarbh, Raza Murad and Anupriya Goenka feature in supporting
roles.
Tags: Swara BhaskarTillotama ShomeDeepika PadukoneRanveer SinghShahid KapoorAditi Rao HydariJim SarbhPadmaavat