Richa Chadha: Calling an adult film star a porn star sign of patriarchy

Actress Richa Chadha who essays south Indian film actress Shakeela in a biopic of that name says being disrespectful towards any successful adult film star and tagging her as a porn star is a sign of a hypocritical and patriarchal societyCalling an adult film star a porn star is a sign of patriarchy You are disrespecting an actress Shakeela in this case who is part of films that are adult in theme And then you are watching them so much that those films are making huge money What kind of hypocrisy is that Richa told IANS in an interview on the set of the biopic Shakeela hereHighlighting the duplicity of the morality of our society she said Adult films are made because there is a market for them It is really easy to call successful selfmade woman names in a patriarchal societyDirected by Indrajit Lankesh the logo of Shakeela was launched a few days ago The films tagline reads Not A Porn Star So is it a way of conveying to the audience a perspective on the story of ShakeelaSee there is no point of fighting about what people said about her at the peak of her career People watched her films and called her a porn star which she was not In the film we are unveiling the story of an actress and the unexplored side of her journey Then let the people decide if she really deserved the tag she had to bear Richa saidAn outspoken and forthright actress Richa has been vocal about the MeToo movement as well She says she feels privileged that from the beginning of her career she never had to deal with any sexual predatorI am really fortunate in all the opportunities that came my way of not having to deal with these regular predators who are making the work environment worse for women But I want to say that I know almost all women somewhere or the other have faced some moments of awkwardness in their life be it an inappropriate text uncomfortable touch some eyes gazing at them It all happens to us at the workplaceSuch practices have also led to some good talent being lost But Richa says not anymoreWe lost a lot of them in the last few years but now that women are opening up and standing up against such discrimination the future looks bright where new talent will come and flourish without feeling uncomfortable at the workplace she saidAs for Shakeela Richa was happy about being able to give select media a glimpse into the set of the movie A fragment of Kerala has been recreated for the film set here to shoot a marriage sequence with utmost detailing to capture the nuances of Malayali cultureRicha said she is soaking in the environment which is getting translated into her performanceOne of the reasons why we wanted some media to come here on the set is because of the beauty of this place It is calm quiet and a colourful slice of the southland This is a set we have built to show how a south Indian marriage looks like The mandap decoration with flowers and every authentic element of a Malayali marriage gives us a chance to soak in their cultureFor years we are widely exposed to north Indian culture through Bollywood films But with this biopic I am hoping that a large Indian audience will get to experience the beautiful south Indian culture said the Masaan actressCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever