Women’s Day is March 8 and Indian actresses express what it means to be a woman, what changes they feel need to be caused and which woman inspires them:
Shabana Azmi: Separate but equal/different but equal surely must become the axiom for Women’s Day. Women and men are different… and this difference must be celebrated. I salute the women’s movement for creating space that has allowed many people to stroll the untrodden path. But we must remember with shame that there are pockets in our country where female foeticide continues to be being practised… Women need to be placed on the centre of development because empowerment of girls is the real yardstick of a nation’s progress….
Being a girl for me is basically mastering the art of multitasking, being a care-giver to parents, kids and spouse… But peculiarly being a girl means being informed by my gender and playing the sport differently and negotiating more room for all women.
The woman I LIKE most is my mother Shaukat Kaifi. I LOCATE inspiration from my maid who washes our dishes so her daughters can visit English school, from women who work within the fields and factories. More power to women.
Khushboo: I don’t celebrate Women’s Day as I celebrate being a lady each day. We have to bring the change in our mindsets in place of in society, because we're the architects of our social order. Do I WOULD LIKE changes? I'M quite content with my space at home and at work. I'M REALLY NOT inspired by any woman. But I do have the top regard for Hema aunty (Hema Malini). The only woman has made a difference in my life was Ubin Fernandez, my hairdresser, guide, guardian, mother, friend… Lost her to cancer last December. She were with me for 28 years from the time I became a number one lady in 1984.
Aditi Rao Hydari: Being a girl means turning every negative right into a positive… mustering a perfect inner strength within the toughest and gentlest of circumstances. In most societies, women are taught to cover their inherent sensuality grace and grace. Every woman need to be allowed to be herself. Speaking for cinema, I wish our movies wouldn’t objectify women… I’m inspired by any woman who has worked with passion and lived with grace. There are such a lot of unsung women who do this on a daily basis. They're my heroes.
Pooja Bedi: Being a girl is essentially the most complete experience. We embody and express naturally the qualities of nurturing and empathy, gentleness and compassion and an implausible inner strength. We're Laxmi, Saraswati, Parvati, Durga and Kali. Personally in this Women’s Day I see no use for change, as I THINK I possess a really perfect yin and yang balance. Professionally I’d cherish to do another talk-show to inspire women to live their lives to their full potential… I also wish to create awareness about female foeticide and gender bias. The girl I LOCATE most galvanizing? Angelina Jolie.
Alisha Chinai: The one technique to get power is to present it away. No person understands this greater than a lady. She has without equal unimaginable power… The ladies who inspire me? Sonia Gandhi, Eva Peron and Madonna.
Lilette Dubey: For me being a girl implies that I'VE the ability of Durga and Shakti… the ability to be a force. The facility to be multifaceted. I’m lucky to be born to play such a lot of roles in real and reel life… I’d love to expand the scope of my activities, explore new talents, could also be make a film, write a book or cut an album. I’d like to be a grand mom. I’ve always been inspired by Meryl Streep’s versatile talent and innate goodness.
Raima Sen: Being a lady for me means plenty of things. Independence, strength, grace, determination… I’d find irresistible to do more roles of substance, stronger characters. On a private level, I’d love to be more resolute and exit there to make a difference. The girl who inspires me most is my grandmother Suchitra Sen. – IANS
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