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Dia Mirza: Honest films reach people sooner or later
Updated On: 12 October, 2023 07:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Despite lack of promotions, Dia Mirza asserts Dhak Dhak will shine for its intent; says drama about sisterhood busts myth of women pulling each other down
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Dia Mirza
Twenty years ago, if someone had told Dia Mirza that, at 41, she would star in an all-woman biker drama, she wouldn’t have believed it. But life has a way of surprising us. Amid Bollywood’s larger-than-life actioners comes Dhak Dhak, Taapsee Pannu’s production featuring Ratna Pathak Shah, Mirza, Fatima Sana
Shaikh and Sanjana Sanghi. “That a studio backed it and this movie got made, shows that we have come some way. It’s a harbinger of times to come,” beams Mirza.
Tarun Dudeja’s directorial venture revolves around four women on a journey of self-discovery. The actor says that the movie will shine because of its intent. “It’s a balanced story that celebrates authenticity, reveals layers about people and does so gently. I don’t want to be disrespectful to the feminist movies being made, but when we depict progressive women, there is a certain brazenness used. Sometimes, there is disrespect to the country’s cultural and religious ethos. Only a few storytellers—Hansal Mehta, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti—have the aesthetic to represent progressive Indian women the way they are. In Dhak Dhak, the women seek agency but that has nothing to do with their cultural rooting. It might be written from the lens of men, but it is such a strong feminist narrative.”
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