Hindustan Times | ByRachel Lopez, Parul Khanna Tewari
Sep 22, 2012 04:50 PM IST
The second edition of Brunch Dialogues – Conversations With Indian Cinema set the tone for a night of Bollywood discussion that went beyond filmi gossip. It entertained, engaged and made headlines!
The second edition of Brunch Dialogues – Conversations With Indian Cinema set the tone for a night of Bollywood discussion that went beyond filmi gossip. The spotlight was trained on cinema’s female side; because where would our blockbusters be without their leading ladies, their fearless heroines, their sultry seductresses and their irresistible girls next door?
Our films have celebrated women down the ages, but do our new films break stereotypes or simply create new ones? How far has the female lead come? How far will she go? And who’s taking her there? Two panels (of powerful filmmakers and stunning and equally powerful actresses) discussed all this and more at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai, on a glittering Friday evening. The city played a great host and the Mumbai rains decided to come too. Read on...
SESSION ONE: Emerging From The Stereotype
“Actresses prefer to remain an object than a subject” by Rachel Lopez
The panelists: Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD, Studios, Disney UTV; Madhur Bhandarkar, Director, Heroine, Fashion; Rajkumar Gupta, Director, No One Killed Jessica, Aamir
The men who call the shots: From left: Siddharth Roy Kapur, Rajkumar Gupta, Madhur Bhandarkar with moderator Vir Sanghvi
In conversation: Three men discuss women in filmsFrom left: Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore get set for the Brunch Dialogues with moderator Vir Sanghvi
Kal aaj aur kal: From left: Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore along with moderator Vir Sanghvi