Come on, sexism out

Rating: 3/10 (10 February 2015)

Last year, Deepika Padukone made a fuss because an Indian newspaper had published an article that mentioned her clothing. She said that women shouldn't be judged by the clothes they're wearing, the newspaper said that they had photos of her wearing even less clothing, and to that Deepika replied that those were photos she had agreed to be taken, and that one thing was her characters and another her as a person. So why am I bringing this up right now? I love Deepika, I love her feminist attitude and the feminist roles she plays. But the, we have Mohini. What is the most disappointing to me about Happy New Year it's not the terrible script or the lack of acting, but Mohini's character. Deepika Padukone, one of the most famous Indian actresses right now has a change to be a role model, to let little girls admire her, and she chooses a character like Mohini, who is portrayed like an English-phile, who only wants someone to love her. Come on India, it's 2015, just grow up! It's great that Deepika denounced sexist acts such as what that newspaper did, but she should carry that to screen too, where she could make the most impact. Women like Mohini shouldn't be portrayed on film anymore because she's not a person, she's basically a live cardboard. Women are complex and wild, some are love crazed, some only want to study. It's time that we start seeing real women on screen, and I thought this was Deepika's goal too.