Zoya Akhtar Puts Forth Her Opinion On Representation In Films. Says ‘Women, Men And Other Communities Are Represented Badly’
Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming directorial venture Archies has created a buzz among audiences. It looks different and has become one of the highly-anticipated movies. Zoya Akhtar has been a promising director and her films have been well received by the audience. Her movies like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Gully Boy, and Dil Dhadakne Do have revolved around some offbeat topics and relationships. The filmmaker in a recent interview talked about her upcoming project Archies and also put forth her opinion on the representation in films and its significance.
Zoya Akhtar as a filmmaker has showcased her personal philosophies through her films, the interview makes it all the more evident. While talking about representation in films, Zoya said that representation is when the personality or identity of a person is validated by popular culture. She further adds that this validation is not limited to women, even men, other communities, and the disabled are also misrepresented or badly represented in the films.
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Zoya backed up her opinion by saying that when the movies were made in the 80s and 90s, aspects like tenderness and consent were absent in the movies, and also molestation scenes were there. Zoya further said that these things affect the psyche of the country. Such films also had women who had no freedom of expression which makes a huge difference, the filmmaker asserted in the interview. Zoya ended by saying that representation is of utmost importance to let people know that they are not alone.
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Zoya Akhtar’s upcoming project Archies will be released in 2023 and is based on the Archies comics. Jee Le Zara starring Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhat is also on the filmmaker’s list, and our watchlist as well!
