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Her only knight in the shining armour was her father who always supported her through every thick and thin.
Pritha boarded the train, took the window seat and got engrossed in her thoughts. She felt nostalgic about her village, family, friends whom she left 3 years back.
She still remembers the day when she was forced to stop her education and was told to marry a suitable guy and get settled in life.
She wanted to pursue higher education but her graduation was more than enough for her orthodox family as no other girl in her family was that much qualified and according to them, more qualification of a girl would apparently reduce her prospects of getting a good husband. Her only knight in the shining armour was her father who always supported her through every thick and thin.But he was also helpless because it was the matter of family’s honour, as his elder brother was the head of the family and the guy was the nephew of his brother’s friend.
So finally her engagement was fixed. But she rattled the cage and ran away from home, the day before her engagement . Everybody was shocked. No girl in their family had shown such audacity before. She was cursed for bringing bad name to the family. Nobody knew her whereabouts and never tried to know. She was dead for them.
Today she was returning to her home town, not knowing how her family would react. She was still in her thoughts that the train suddenly stopped. She had reached her much awaited destination.She stepped out of the train, escorted with security, received by her father, who gave wings to her dreams, who helped her to elope and the only person who knew her whereabouts.
“IPS Pritha Sharma reporting sir”
New DSP of the city was saluting her father, her silver lining in the sky full of clouds,her knight in the shining armour.
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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