Entertainment Desk: The equation of a pure love relationship needs to be shown on the screen. Bollywood director and actress Zoya Akhtar said that the audience should be allowed to see a healthy physical relationship between two adults. In a recent interview with Anandabazar Online, he clarified his opinion on how intimate scenes should be shown on screen.
Javed Akhtar’s daughter was talking about her love for literature and films. That’s when the topic of intimate scenes on screen came up. Zoya Akhtar said that it is important to show consensual intimate scenes in the film. He said consensual intimate scenes need to be shown on screen. I grew up in a time when I saw women being molested on screen. Scenes of women being beaten or sexually assaulted are also shown very naturally. There was no hindrance in displaying such scenes. But now the problem of showing a kiss scene!
Javedkanya said the equation of unconditional love and affection needs to be shown on the screen. He said people should be allowed to see love, affection, and a healthy physical relationship between two adults.
The director said that every film has a different language. Every director has a different style of storytelling. He says men are more comfortable with showing off their nudity than the French and Americans. Their relationship with the body is completely different. It is in their culture. They are comfortable with their bodies. How one views sexuality and one’s body matters.
Zoya Akhtar said the way I made ‘Zindegi Na Milegi Dobara’. ‘Last Stories’ is completely different from that. He said, if you show love scenes to tickle, then that is another matter. But true love emotions can also be shown on the screen. I don’t say four-letter profanity myself. But I don’t mind hearing words like ‘Bandit Queen’ in the picture. Because the purpose of using this word is not to tickle.
