There is something wrong with the population explosion in India and Khandaani Shafakhana tries to raise awareness about it, says actor Sonakshi Sinha.
The actor believes that films hold a mirror to the society but mere facts are not enough to convince people. “The human nature is such that if you attack someone with facts head on, and show them what is wrong, they always get defensive. But when you say it in a light hearted way, and lace it with humour, I think they are more receptive.
“They will understand what you’re trying to say and this is what we’ve done with this film as well. I think the kind of topic that it touches upon, it required a certain humour to it for people to kind of understand and start thinking about what we’re trying to say,” she told PTI in an interview.
Sonakshi plays a young woman, named Baby Bedi, who inherits a sex clinic run by her uncle. She decides to use this opportunity to bring about a change in the society.
She says the film is a step in the right direction. The film is directed by first time filmmaker Shilpi Dasgupta and Sonakshi says only a female perspective could have done justice to the subject.
“I’m really glad that I got to work with her. The kind of film that it is, and the kind of sensitivity it required, I don’t think anybody could have made this film better than Shilpi. She just handled it with utmost care. There is a very thin line between a subject like this becoming cheap or vulgar. But she handled it beautifully.”
Post Khandaani Shafakhana, Sonakshi will be seen in Mission Mangal where she is a part of an ensemble cast that includes Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Nithya Menen and Akshay Kumar.
The film’s poster, which released last month, was criticised for giving Akshay a bigger display than his women colleagues Sonakshi says no one can deny that Akshay is a superstar but the rest of the team is equally proud of the project, which highlights India’s space achievement. Mission Mangal, directed by Jagan Shakti, will hit the theatres on Independence Day.
—Mid-Day
