Kangana Ranaut recently lashed out at the Sanya Malhotra-starrer ‘Mrs’ for painting a negative image of Indian joint families and “demonising” the elderly. Taking to Instagram Stories, the ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ star launched a diatribe against the movie. While she refrained from mentioning the movie, she called out how Bollywood lately portrayed a wrong picture of Indian households.
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The actress-politician stated that contrary to what pop culture claimed, most women are in charge of their households and rule with a fist of iron. She added that many housewives and mothers voluntarily want to have the last say in the well-being of their loved ones and how the household is looked after.
“Growing up, I never saw a woman who didn’t command her household, ordered everyone when to eat when to sleep and when to go out, asked her husband about every penny that he spent and he obligated. Only conflicts were his boys outings and frequent drinking evenings with friends. Whenever papa wanted to eat out with us she scolded us all because cooking for us was her joy. This way, she could control many things including the hygiene/ the nutrition of the food. Elderly folks worked as nannies to her kids and emotional support system. Women of the house dadi, mumma, chachi are our ultimate queens and we hope to be like them. Of course there can be case of devaluing women but let’s stop generalizing Indian joint families and demonizing elderly people. Also, let’s stop comparing women of the house with paid labour."