Delhi Crime’s Aakash Dahiya calls out the patriarchal mindset that dominates the thinking process

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Aakash Dahiya plays the quintessential Indian male who doesn't understand the demands of his wife's job as a crucial member of the Delhi police investigating a gruesome crime in the hit OTT series Delhi Crime Season 2. In fact, the character he plays, Devinder, is an army man and even though his wife is part of the Delhi police, he refuses to understand why her work is also equally important like his own.

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Talking about playing a character who might be disliked for his onscreen persona the actor says, "As an actor, I am constantly looking to play parts which challenge me. In fact, Devinder's character is very true to life. The patriarchal mindset that dominates the thinking process makes men undermine the profession that their spouses are a part of. Devinder is not a bad person. He loves his wife but is unable to understand that the demands of her job are the same as his. In fact, when my mom called me after watching the show she said that it was the woman's fault that she is not making time for her husband. But after reflecting on the plot point, she called me again and said that it wasn't the woman's fault because if work comes up for her, even though her husband has taken time out from his job, she can't be untrue to her profession and has to do what's required of her. I think people around a couple also play an important role in ensuring that they understand the changing and evolving times and how gender roles demand that we don't look at a marriage from the same old lens and reinvent our thought process. I believe that mothers-in-law should also stand by their daughters-in-law and not only think about their sons."

While most actors want the audience rooting for their onscreen avatars, Devinder is more focussed on playing authentic roles and adds, "Every character I play on screen will not please the viewer. There will be some shades of grey but that's what being authentic and true to life is all about." The actor who is basking in the success of Delhi Crime season 2 has close to three shows up his sleeve in which he plays pivotal roles and which will be released in the OTT space in the coming months.

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