Exclusive: Richa Chadha Says “Patriarchy Is Actually Affecting Men More”
Male privilege has downsides!
A lot of men hate feminism simply because they don’t understand what it means. Many refuse to be our allies because they believe that they benefit from patriarchy only to cry about the downsides of it at a later stage. In a recent conversation with Hauterrfly on episode 37 of The Male Feminist, Heeramandi star Richa Chadha spoke about how patriarchy affects men and does more damage than good. She also pointed out some things that men need to stop saying to women RN!
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Speaking to Siddharth Alambayan on episode 37 of Hauterrfly’s The Male Feminist, when Fukrey 3 actress Richa Chadha was asked to highlight one thing that men should stop telling women, the actress said, “Any question jiska ek obvious answer hai. Let people arrive at that instead of saying ‘let me explain’.”
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Discussing patriarchy, Richa Chadha said, “I want men to understand that patriarchy is actually doing them in. Hume toh jo fark pad raha hai wahi pad raha hai but admiyon ko bhi, bechare bohot pareshan ho gaye hai.”
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Pointing out how men have to live under the pressure of having to be the breadwinners and are told that they must earn well in order to survive and ensure that a woman marries them, the actress said that men have to suffer the “biggest” downsides of patriarchy. “Bataya gaya hoga bachpan se aapko ki paisa kamana hai toh achi shaadi hogi, paisa nahi kamaoge toh biwi bache ko kya khilaoge. Breadwinner ka pressure hai aap logon pe. Aap date pe jaaoge agar toh bill pay karne ka aap pe pressure hai. The biggest disadvantages of patriarchy also happen to men. You can’t say anything,” said Richa Chadha.
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In this episode of The Male Feminist, Richa Chadha also spoke about the gender ratio of the set of Inside Edge as well as on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s set. FYI, she’ll soon be seen in the filmmaker’s upcoming Netflix series Heeramandi based on the lives of courtesans. To know more, watch the full episode.
First Published: June 27, 2023 2:56 PM
