Farhan Akhtar
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar released a short film She on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The short film takes a look at the various forms of violence perpetrated against women. Farhan said that a safer environment for women will be possible only when men change their mentality and behaviour.
Farhan's MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination), filmmaker Feroz Abbas Khan and Population Foundation of India (PFI) jointly released the three-minute short She online.
"For women to feel safe in our society, it is important that men change their mentality and behaviour. This short film She gives the other perspective - of how ignorant men are about this violence. It is imperative that men understand the humiliation that women go through. Only then will they truly make an effort to change," Farhan said in a statement.
Khan, the film's creative lead, added: "Men feel entitled to perpetuate violence against women. They feel it is their right. Director Ranjeeta Kaur exposes that entitlement in 'She'."
PFI Executive Director Poonam Muttreja said: "Though more women are now finding the courage to speak out and report abuse, a large part of society still normalises such crimes, until it reaches the point of really heinous forms of violence. Men need to recognise that the everyday forms of violence and violation faced by women are no less harmful."
(With IANS inputs)
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