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Javed Akhtar prides himself on the truth that he is by no means written any movie or track which demeans or objectifies ladies. However in an interview with Mojo Story, he confessed to writing a problematic scene again within the 1970s, which he would not do at this time. (Additionally Learn: Javed Akhtar says 12-15 individuals who made Animal are ‘perverts’ however ‘that’s not the issue’)
Which is that scene?
“I’ve by no means written a movie that I would say I should not have written. Nor I’ve written a whole track that I would say I should not have. However there is a scene. Like in Seeta Aur Geeta (1972), Geeta (Hema Malini) is a really robust and aggressive lady. Then she’s changed by Seeta (additionally performed by Hema Malini). Dharmendra involves their home and begins consuming. And he says, ‘Mausi, kya khana banaya hai aapne!’ Wo bolti hai, ‘Ye maine nahi banaya hai, ye toh Geeta ne banaya hai’ (Aunt, you have made such nice meals! She says, ‘I haven’t made it, Geeta has’). So he appears at Geeta with new respect. She’s his enterprise companion. She performs on the streets with him. He did not have any respect for her until then. However when she made good meals, then he revered her,” Javed narrated.
“I would not have written this scene at this time. I wrote that scene, I plead responsible. However I cannot write this scene at this time,” Javed added. Whereas his filmography as a screenwriter (as Salim-Javed) has been dominated by Amitabh Bachchan’s Offended Younger Man, Seeta Aur Geeta was arguably the one woman-led movie he wrote with companion Salim Khan. It was directed by Ramesh Sippy.
Offended Younger Males
In a brand new docu-series Offended Younger Males on Prime Video India, ladies who’ve recognized Salim-Javed carefully additionally known as them brats on the prime of their profession within the 1970s. These embrace Javed’s present spouse Shabana Azmi, ex-wife Honey Irani, and veteran actor Jaya Bachchan. Screenwriter Anjum Rajabali even described Hema Malini’s character in Yash Chopra’s 1978 movie Trishul (written by Salim-Javed) as a CEO decreased to doing solely track and dance.
In an unique interview, Offended Younger Males director Namrata Rao additionally addressed the dearth of girls empowerment within the screenwriter duo’s motion pictures. “Though I like Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) a lot, I nonetheless did not like the truth that when Geeta (Hema Malini) goals about confessing her id to Sanjeev Kumar, he slaps her. And I used to be pondering of how can she dream of getting slapped herself! I requested them this query, they usually admitted that they did not know any higher. As Javed sahab mentioned, “Fundamental abhi Geeta ko aise bilkul bhi nahi likhta” (I would not write Geeta that method at this time). As a result of when she comes into Seeta’s house, she sees that Seeta is an excellent prepare dinner, she stitches rather well. She additionally desires to do these issues, aspires to do these issues, which isn’t who she actually is. Apart from, I think about that it was additionally a distinct time, a distinct environment.”
