NEW DELHI, OCT 11 (ONLINE): After her impressive performance in Rajat Kapoor’s RK/RKay in 2022, Mallika Sherawat is back with Rajkummar Rao and Triptii Dimri’s Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video. While promoting the film, Mallika opened up about her tumultuous childhood and the discrimination she faced as a woman. She said that while growing up in Haryana, she experienced firsthand the harsh realities of patriarchal society.
“I didn’t have anybody’s support. Neither my mother, nor my father supported me. My family did not support me,” she revealed in an interview with Hauterrfly. Mallika also opeend up about how her family, like many others, perpetuated the cycle of patriarchy, limiting her opportunities and freedom.
Mallika emphasised that women often play a significant role in perpetuating these societal norms. “How men have treated women is a different thing, but what about how the women treat other women? Women continue to tie other women by the peg of patriarchy and close all the doors. They don’t open the doors for other women.”
Reflecting on her childhood, Mallika shared, “My parents would discriminate between me and my brother so much. I used to be very sad in my growing up years thinking why my parents discriminate against me so much. As a child, I didn’t understand, but now I do. Woh ladka hai usko videsh bhejo, usko padhao, usmein paisa invest karo (They used to say, ‘Send the son abroad, educate him, invest in him’). Parivaar ki saari sampatti ladke ko jaayegi, pote ko jaayegi (All the family’s wealth will go to the son, to the grandson). Ladkiyon ka kya hai? (What about the girls?) They will get married, they are a liability, ek bojh hai (they are a burden.
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