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From talking about their desire for sex to using cuss words to express the frustration of their troublesome lives Veere Di Wedding captures various facets of the lives of four urban working girls, and it seems to break the stereotypical image of an ideal Indian daughter.
Actresses Swara Bhasker and Shikha Talsania, who play two of the four friends along with Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Kareena Kapoor Khan, believe that perhaps the film will help girls unveil their other side to their parents.
When the film’s trailer came out, orthodox minds took offence on how the women were being projected on-screen smoking, drinking and abusing.
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Considering how the Indian audience looks for aspirational characters in Bollywood films, will parents of middle-class families be able to deal with this image of young women?
Swara told IANS: “I personally do not believe in the culture of silence that is so embedded in our middle-class morality. I do not believe that not telling your parents about what is happening in your personal life is a sign of respect. I think in my family, love and trust is the only thing that matters.
“So if I am going through something tough, my parents are the first people to know that. But I understand that talking about awkward things are ‘big no’ in the middle-class family. But I think the parents also should know that this is also one side of their daughter, especially if she is a working girl living in an urban city and leading a lifestyle of such. And they should love their daughter the way they are.”