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Bollywood is increasing taking up issues related to the LGBTQ community and bringing them to the silver screens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Although <\/span>queer Bollywood still lacks the support of the mainstream audience, it is constantly striving to normalise and question the taboos<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> around the Indian LGBTQ scene.<\/p>\n

A film<\/strong> by Shonali Bhosle, Margarita with a straw touches issues that are still a taboo<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In a recent turn of events, Bollywood actor<\/strong> Ayushmann Khurrana has confessed he takes up films with controversial or taboo<\/span><\/strong> subjects to bring a change<\/strong> in the society<\/strong>, according to Hindustan Times Ever since Khurrana made his debut in Bollywood, he has always managed to push the ante by picking one tricky role after another.<\/p>\n

One of my primary reasons to do films on taboo<\/span><\/strong> topics is to try and impact<\/strong> a change<\/strong> in society<\/strong> – start a conversation<\/strong> in families<\/strong> and make people<\/strong> think of the realities that are around them and impacts them regularly.<\/p>\n

It is this strong urge to try and highlight the real, the important that I decided my brand of cinema will stand for taboo<\/span><\/strong> breaking subjects.\u00bbKhurrana says his core audience base is the family audience across the country and he wants to entertain them at all times even while doing a film<\/strong> with a message and one that is thought provoking.<\/p>\n

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MUMBAI: Bollywood actor<\/strong> Ayushmann Khurrana says he chooses to do films on taboo<\/span><\/strong> subjects to bring a change<\/strong> in society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ever since Ayushmann made his debut in Bollywood, he has always managed to push the envelope.<\/p>\n

One of my primary reasons to do films on taboo<\/span><\/strong> topics is to try and impact<\/strong> a change<\/strong> in society<\/strong> — start a conversation<\/strong> in families<\/strong> and make people<\/strong> think of the realities that are around them and impacts them regularly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00abIt is this strong urge to try and highlight the real, the important that I decided my brand of cinema will stand for taboo<\/span><\/strong>-breaking subjects\u00bb.<\/p>\n

As the rare Bollywood star<\/strong> who takes on socially conscious roles that also end up scoring big at the box office, .<\/p>\n

Earlier this year<\/strong>, he became the first mainstream Bollywood actor<\/strong> to play a gay man in a leading role in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan \u2014a comedy with a message on same-sex wedding<\/strong> in a small town.
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\u00abWe have no dearth of taboo<\/span><\/strong> subjects or social issues in a country and that provides a lot<\/strong> of fodder for great cinema,\u00bb he said.<\/p>\n

Mental illness has been a prolonged taboo<\/span><\/strong> in the society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bollywood celebrities are the role models.<\/p>\n

The epitome of love and romance, the very one King Khan of Bollywood had also struggled with depression.<\/p>\n

Actor Kirti Kulhari says while there’s no derth of smart female characters in Bollywood, the industry needs to have wider representation of women on screen, showcasing different facets of them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The actor<\/strong> says Bollywood shouldn’t \u00abplay safe\u00bb when it comes to chronicling stories about women.<\/p>\n

I feel the real representation is not widely available in Bollywood.<\/p>\n

\u00abWe should go in and get our hands dirty and lets not shy away from really showing and representing the sexual life or taboo<\/span><\/strong> subjects.<\/p>\n

The subsequent release of the movie saw Bollywood celebs candidly posing with sanitary napkins, talking about normalization of periods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While many organizations in India<\/a> like \u2018Eco Femme\u2019 and \u2018Mukti Project\u2019 are working upon various taboo<\/span><\/strong> related issues at the grassroot level.<\/p>\n

In the role, Tabu subtly showcased The Unspeakable between a mother<\/strong> and son, and gave Bollywood storytelling an edge of maturity.<\/p>\n

To resort to a convenient pun, breaking taboos<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> has shaped Tabu\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

The taboo<\/span><\/strong> of playing mother<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The taboo<\/span><\/strong> of being a powerful woman
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The taboo<\/span><\/strong> of awards and rewards<\/p>\n

Then my friend Harneet came to the parlour, and it sank in.\u00bbI was headed to Pondicherry<\/a> the next morning to shoot for Life of Pi, and coincidentally, Irrfaan, my co-star<\/strong> in that film<\/strong>, also won the National Award for best actor<\/strong>. \u00bb So the entire team celebrated it together!\u00abHow does Tabu deal with competition?\u00bbWe\u2019re living in a world<\/strong> that feeds off each other,\u00ab she says. \u00bbHonestly, I don\u2019t have the bandwidth to think of competition. \u00bb I know it\u2019ll wear me out. \u00bb I\u2019d rather focus on getting better. \u00bb I also know that this attitude can be counterproductive: some people<\/strong> thrive when they have competition to nudge them. \u00bb Not me. \u00bb I acknowledge that the scenario today<\/strong> is very competitive and, more or less, you are replaceable. \u00bb<\/p>\n

If you allow yourself to get bogged down, then that\u2019s it!\u00abThe taboo<\/span><\/strong> of ageing\u00bbGrowing up, looks pe itna significance nahin tha. \u00bb Would you believe it if I said my mother<\/strong> had never used lipstick her entire life? She did so for a wedding<\/strong> after we were grown up, and we were laughing, saying she can\u2019t open her lips!\u00ab she says.\u00bbMy definition of beauty has never been frantic. \u00bb I understand that one\u2019s appearance is currency. \u00bb But I never thought beauty is the only thing<\/strong>; 80 or 90 per cent of your attractiveness comes from your personality,\u00ab explains Tabu.\u00bbTill today<\/strong>, when something is not suiting me, why should I wear it? And on the other hand, if something is not trendy, but is comfortable and works for me, I am OK with it. \u00bb Itna conscious bhi nahi hona chahiye. \u00bb<\/p>\n

The taboo<\/span><\/strong> of being Tabu\u00bbWould you believe my mother<\/strong> never used lipstick her entire life? She did so for a wedding<\/strong> recently, and we were laughing, saying she can\u2019t open her lips!\u00abTabu\u2019s jokes about herself are things that\u2019d make any heroine terribly insecure. \u00bb She refuses to surround herself by yes-men and managers, keeping herself just an SMS away from the rest of the world<\/strong>.\u00bbMy strongest relationship has to be with the work<\/strong> I do,\u00ab she says. \u00bbWork is my space and I don\u2019t want to crowd it. \u00bb My voice has been strong, persistent, relentless. \u00bb I like to keep communication direct; I don\u2019t like things to be lost in translation. \u00bb I don\u2019t like walls being created. \u00bb I\u2019ve always been like that. \u00bb \u00abAnd beyond work<\/strong>? \u00bbI want to constantly widen my world<\/strong>. \u00bb I\u2019ve learnt Spanish and French. \u00bb I cannot be pigeon-holed into one thing. \u00bb Once a year<\/strong>, I must visit my sister and get my breather. \u00bb It\u2019s important for me to connect to the world<\/strong> that\u2019s outside my world<\/strong>. \u00bb \u00abJoin in the conversation<\/strong> using #Tabutiful<\/p>\n

In the last couple of years, a lot<\/strong> of actions has been taken to stop period shaming and remove the taboo<\/span><\/strong> that surrounds menstruation and educate people<\/strong> about this natural physical phenomenon. \u00bb<\/p>\n

In the last couple of years, a lot<\/strong> of actions has been taken to stop period shaming, which is done shamelessly in India<\/a>, remove the taboo<\/span><\/strong> that surrounds menstruation and educate people<\/strong> about this natural physical phenomenon. \u00bb Incidentally, Bollywood stars have played an instrumental role in this journey that has seen many positive transformations. \u00bb Today, stars like Akshay Kumar<\/a>, Radhika Apte and Manushi Chhillar have supported the Menstrual Hygiene Day campaign through Instagram posts. \u00bb Also Read – Kareena Kapoor tries ‘matcha’ face mask with sister Karisma Kapoor<\/a>: Know its benefits<\/p>\n

BOLLYWOOD STARS VS. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Many Bollywood stars such as Twinkle Khanna<\/a>, Kareena Kapoor Khan<\/a>, Kalki Koechlin, and Sonam Kapoor<\/a> among others have taken up the cudgels against period shaming. \u00bb They have shared their views and experiences regarding menstruation on social media to destigmatize it, initiated awareness campaigns and even demanded the withdrawal of 12 per cent GST on sanitary napkins. \u00bb This demand finally saw GST on pads being waived off. \u00bb<\/p>\n

The text of this article was generated by the Breaking The Silence<\/a> system that collected 9<\/strong> news articles posted on the web from January 2019 to September 2020 and clustered for the taboo subjects related to Bollywood<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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