Her family (Amitabh, Jaya and AbhishekBachchan) however was not too happy with this and even skipped the many premiers of the film. But at the recently held 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival, Senior Bachchan gave a speech on how the shifting portrayal of female characters in the movies is related to the rights and social progress of women in the country. In the said speech, he drew instances from Indian cinema and spoke about the changes shown in women and their relationship with their home, their position in a relationship, sexual exploitation, women in education and in politics.
While citing examples ranging from Nita, from Ritwik Ghatak’s classic Meghe Dhaka Tara, to Rosy played by Waheeda Rehman in Guide and Tabu in Haider, Mr Bachchan had a few good words to say about his daughter-in-law as well. He said that the character of Saba in Ae Dil Hai Muskil, played by Aishwarya, turned the tables on men.
