Exclusive: Shefali Shah On Dealing With Sexism: “I Can Raise My Sons Right So That Women Are Treated Well”
Let’s be honest. Women face casual sexism at home, with their friends and even at their workplace on a daily basis and they are even asked to get along with it in the name of ‘joke’. While some of us hit back at those who pass such comments, many of us choose to ignore the same. Well, as they say, cinema is a reflection of society, many recent projects have thrown light on women’s issues and the problems they face in real life. One such show is Delhi Crime whose season two was dropped on Netflix recently.
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The protagonist of the show, Shefali Shah, has spoken in the past about sexism that still prevails in society and even how she has been on the receiving end of it. In an exclusive conversation with us, Shefali Shah talked about if things changed for her after she called out the casual sexism she happens to face sometimes. She also elaborated on how and what things need to change to the world a better place for women.
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The 49-year-old star began by saying, “I wish it was were as simple as things change in the world because you talk about it.” She said that it is definitely not easy for women and went ahead to call herself a ‘privileged’ one. Shedding light on how sexism is a generations-long thought process’, she said, “It (changing things) is not one person’s responsibility. It’s not one conversation.”
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Shefali said that bringing up this conversation again is not going to change the world but raising men right will. Elaborating more on the same, she said, “What I can do is raise my sons right so that the women are treated well. And that is what everyone can do in terms of doing things.”
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She also appeared miffed about how her statement on casual sexism at home was misconstrued and blown out of proportion as it was in context to something very different that had been spoken about. She further said, “Delhi Crime touches on the point that when you point a finger at someone, there are four pointing back at you. Are you not a part of that system? Are you, in some way, not adding to the good and the bad?” Shefali concluded by saying that we are all responsible for what goes on in our lives.
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Also read: ‘Delhi Crime 2’ Review: Does Justice To Its Social Themes, But Could’ve Explored It’s Female Characters Better
Delhi Crime season two boasts the cast of Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Tillotama Shome, Rajesh Tailang, Adil Hussain, Anurag Arora, Sidharth Bhardwaj and Gopal Dutt. It is directed by Tanuj Chopra and is available for streaming on Netflix.
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