Veteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi feels actresses nowadays are moving away from the “I will remain silent” mode through their films and the grip of patriarchy is becoming loose. She also feels that art should be used as an instrument for social change and one should make it healthy, fun and joyous rather than “crude and vulgar”. Shabana also feels the Indian audience in current times is open to accept strong female roles.
“If you see the films that are being done today, there is a huge change from the time when ‘I will remain silent’ was considered a virtue for women. And today, whether it is Raazi, Queen or Tumhari Sulu, so many films that are now being made are not only women-oriented but more importantly they are women out of stereotype because the filmmaker wants to cater to the lowest common denominator, that’s the traditional role in which they present women,” she said.
