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A lady constable poses as a prostitute to help the police nab a dreaded narcotics dealer. Will she succeed? Is she smart enough for the job? Her journey comprises Imtiaz Ali’s latest creation, a web series titled “She“.
“She is about a female cop who becomes an undercover agent. She poses as a prostitute to aid the police investigate a certain criminal nexus. It is the journey of this woman as she goes through the experience of pretending to be a prostitute, how she deals with it and what happens to her and her sexuality. Through the series, we see many interesting and hidden aspects of society, of this city and of our own personalities,” Imtiaz told IANS.
The filmmaker, who has written the story, revealed his inspiration, saying: “I have met many lady constables. I met many prostitutes as well. I have also met women that are on different levels of this exploration. I have met a lot of women that have tried or are trying to get rid of the baggage of shame that they are suppressed by. ‘She’ is such a journey.”
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We have always seen strong female protagonists in Imtiaz Ali’s directorials like “Jab We Met” and “Highway”. “She”, too, boasts of a strong female protagonist, Bhumika Pardesi (played by Aaditi Pohankar). “The greatest happiness I have is that the series is called ‘She’. Because it is all about the she of ‘She’, the femininity of a girl,” he said.
Describing the character, he added: “She is strong in many ways. One of them is the fact that she is a very ‘pushable’ character. She is not only gullible but you can sidetrack her. She is timid and quite okay to be ignored. That is where her strength lies. She starts from there and then she discovers what it is to actually impose and be powerful and feel the energy of a woman in her body.”