Filmmaker Tahira Kashyap Khurana finds consolation in telling tales with stokers of myriad hues of womanhood, and she or he reveals that there are individuals who decide her for telling tales round girls. But, she has determined to disregard all such noise.
Tahira made her first brief movie Toffee in 2017, with the assistance of her husband, actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who served because the producer on the undertaking Following the success of Toffee, she directed two extra shorts – Pinni, which is a part of the anthology sequence Zindagi In Short, and Quaranteen Crush for anthology sequence Feels Like Ishq. She has additionally completed capturing for her first characteristic movie Sharmaji Ki Beti.
“There are so many stories that I want to tell. A lot of people come upto me and sya, ‘tum toh sirf ladkiyun ke baare mein likhti ho aur bolti ho’. But I feel we have not seen enough stories talking about various aspects of womanhood. So, no matter how many female-centric stories I tell, I feel it is less,” says Tahira.
The 40-year-old provides, “I am not going to get bogged down by this pressure of moving away from something that I’m naturally gravitated towards. At the same time, my tone comes with humour, no matter what genre it is, which is an added benefit.”
Talking about lack of portrayal of girls on-screen, the filmmaker notes that it’s not simply black and white and there are such a lot of shades {that a} girl has. “Look at the male characters… They make them well rounded, with many layers and complexities. That is why they come out beautifully. I don’t see the same happening with women characters. For instance, Joker and Dark Knight are the biggest examples,” she explains, including, “When we see such roles, there are so many emotions which we feel for a single character in a single movie. It is the beauty of writing. They have so many layers, complexities and baggage. But women are just plain.”
Tahira feels there’s a have to push for extra girls writers in addition to administrators.
“We have to push the envelope for women filmmakers. Gone are the days when there was this stereotype that a woman is pulling down another woman. That is not the truth. Hum aise nahi hai. For instance, I am directing a film, but I’m pushing other women directors to please come forward and make more films. Similarly, other people are pulling each other up. This stereotype needs to beak,” ends the mom of two.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com