Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said 'Pink' has already become a movement providing women with the opportunity to speak out.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said 'Pink' has already become a movement providing women with the opportunity to speak out.
"'Pink' is no longer perhaps a colour. Pink no more connotes the favourite colour of a young girl and her Barbie doll. Pink means you have the freedom and liberty to walk at night. Women got the opportunity to speak out through this film," Bachchan told a press conference in Mumbai.
Turning to 'Pink' actress Taapsee Pannu, who was sitting by his side, Bachchan said, "You know what experiences she went through while travelling in DTC buses but she did not muster the courage to protest. The film will now teach girls like her to go to police station and lodge protest. This is the victory of 'Pink'."
Bachchan, who also described the stabbing of a woman in full public view in New Delhi as "despicable", said people lacked the courage to come the aid of victims fearing harassment at police stations and courts.
But Pink talks about the rights of women to lodge protest during day and night hours.
"Some things are common everywhere. A Swedish girl wanted to take the film (Pink) to her country. Pink has given rise to such a movement," Bachchan said adding in real life in such a situation, he would have mouthed the same lines like Pink's crusader lawyer enacted by him.
To a question if 'Pink' should have been made years ago, Bachchan agreed but added, "It has been made now. Everything has its own time."
Pointing out that there has been changes in situations over the years, he said, "There was only one woman on the set when I started. But now 75 per cent of crew are girls, young energetic girls and this is a wonderful change. "Look at the women leaders in the country today. In Tamil Nadu, Bengal, UP. We need to have more such leaders," he said.
To a question if he has shown the film to his family members, the veteran actor said, "Unfortunately the only person having seen the film is my son Abhishek (Bachchan). And he said this is an incredible film before leaving for abroad."
"He is in New York and I told him today how his words ring true. Now I am keen to show it to the ladies of my house. But considering the response of the audience in the country, I know their (Bachchan's household) opinion will be the same," he said.
Answering a question, Bachchan said he would not like to be reborn as a woman as he already empathised with the sensibilities of a woman. Producer Shoojit Sircar said the film has taken references from 13 court cases on women atrocities, including the December 16 Delhi gangrape case and others.
"Pink is the colour we used as a prism. It can also mean protest," he said.
Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury said he had plans to direct the film in Bengali but persuaded by Shoojit, he changed the backdrop to Delhi.
"The type of dialect by people in Delhi, the situations made it the perfect case for the audience all over the country, and 'Pink' helped in building up that movement," he said.
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