Exclusive: ‘The Male Feminist’ Ep 3: Kirti Kulhari Says ‘Pink’ Made Her Realise That Consent Wasn’t Openly Talked About
Consent is such a basic concept that shouldn’t need a lot of explaining but for a country like ours where sex education is close to none, it is something that many are unaware of and don’t completely understand what asking for consent even means. Luckily though, with the younger generation being as vocal as they are, people are being more aware of what consent means and how important it is to be certain that both (or every, according to your preferences, I ain’t judging) party involved are okay with whatever will be happening between you guys. I believe that the 2016 film Pink is what shed light on this topic and got the conversation around it going. Actress Kirti Kulhari who played Falak Ali in the film opened up on The Male Feminist regarding Pink and how it opened her eyes to the lack of conversation around consent in Indian cinema.
When our The Male Feminist host Siddhaarth Aalambayan, asked Kirti Kulhari regarding her opinion on consent she said that in her generation, consent wasn’t something that people discussed. Kirti said that it was an unspoken understanding between and girl and a boy that there was consent. However, working on Pink made her realise the lack of conversation around the subject. She said that she hadn’t realised how this topic hasn’t been discussed this clearly in films before considering ho long Indian cinema has been going on. Kirti said that before Pink no one spoke about the “no means no” concept either. Kirti went on to discuss how people were aware of the consent subconsciously but Pink put it out there suddenly making people start talking about it more.
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I do agree with Kirti Kulhari. As a woman, I personally don’t remember consent being spoken about this clearly and people discussing it with as much awareness as they did after the release of Pink. Where there have been multiple films since then that discuss women’s issues and feminism, I feel like it’s fair to say that Pink is the one that started the conversation around the subject.
