courtesy: pragativadi
In her column, for The Times of India titled ‘Why ghosts don’t scare the Indian Stree,’ Twinkle Khanna shared a childhood anecdote about her aunts encounter with an evil spirit. She highlighted that real life horrors, such as the incidents like the Kolkata doctors case and the abuse of children in Badlapur are often more unsettling than what we see in horror films.
“Fifty years on this planet, and I find that we are still teaching our daughters the same things that I was taught as a child. Don’t go alone. To the park, to school, to work. Don’t go alone with any man, even if it’s your uncle, cousin or friend. Don’t go alone in the morning or evening, and especially not at night. Don’t go alone because it’s not a matter of if, but when. Don’t go alone because you may never come back,” wrote the Baadshah actress.
She further concluded, “It is time to ensure that laws are enforced and followed, guaranteeing safety measures for women in public spaces instead of confining us at home. Till then, I suppose it is safer for the strees (women) of this country to encounter a ghost in a dark alley than a man.”
Twinkle discussed how the sequel to ‘Stree’ challenges the fears women face. Can convey important social messages in an entertaining way, similar, to how scary movies do.In the installment of what seems to be evolving into a horror universe she mentioned a ‘role reversal’, in the type of tales her grandmother used to narrate to her during childhood to spook her and her sister Rinkie Khanna preventing them from straying to the nearby Juhu beach close their home.
