But not for long, and as the novel begins, their child Leila is taken away from them so she doesn’t become “impure”. East End, where our heroine Shalini lives with her Muslim husband Riz, is the last bastion where some amount of liberty is allowed - it is also where politicians, judges, bureaucrats and the media persons live. In Akbar’s fictional world, all manner of extremism is condemned, Hindu as well as Muslim. At that point, then Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi had said the film was “alien to our culture”.Īlso read: Thackeray the film is as confused as Shiv Sena today The script was cleared by the federal government and even local religious leaders.” The report goes on to quote her denying the film is anti-Hindu, saying it revolves around a young widow who seeks to lead a normal life.īefore that, in 1998, Mehta’s Fire had got Shiv Sena hot under the collar for its portrayal of lesbian love between two sisters in law. At that point, Mehta had said: ”I am a victim. Hindu extremists used violence and threats to halt the production of her Oscar-nominated film Water in 2000, forcing her to reshoot the film in Sri Lanka with a fresh cast in 2005. The series may well have changes from the book, but the spirit of Akbar’s fiction is feminist.Īs Margaret Atwood writes in The Handmaid’s Tale, “Whatever is silenced will clamour to be heard, though silently.”Īnd Deepa Mehta in particular is an old hand at fielding this kind of ill-advised and ill-informed hatred that chooses to silence freedom. And who is the repository of that blood but the woman.īased on the book by Prayaag Akbar, Leila is the story of a woman’s struggle for freedom. The way to do this is to control the blood, follow the rules. Also read: Ayodhya, ghar wapsi, gau raksha: How BJP, RSS & affiliates used Kumbh Mela to push Hindutva
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