4 Bollywood Dialogues That Scream Sexism

For decades society has reflected its deep-rooted misogyny and patriarchy through Bollywood, proving how they feel towards women. From songs like ‘Tu chiz badi hai mast mast’ to ‘Achi bate karli bohot ab karunga tere saath gandi baat’, Bollywood has disappointed us over and over again. Since the beginning of cinema, it has objectified and downgraded women with dialogues we were too young to understand. With the recent ‘Animal’ and ‘Kabir Singh’ debate boiling up, it seems the entertainment industry still has a long way to go when it comes to portraying women. 

4 Terribly Sexist Dialogues In Bollywood Movies 

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“Thappad se darr nahi lagta saahab, pyar se lagta hai” (Dabangg)

We all are familiar with this famous dialogue. For ages, men have considered themselves entitled to touch, slap or do whatever they want to women. This dialogue from the movie Dabangg promotes physical abuse and we as the audience let them. Dialogues like these encourage other men to use force in order to get whatever they want from women. And if Sonakshi Sinha doesn’t have an objection to Thappad, people end up thinking their wife/girlfriend definitely should not. 

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“Aurat ke ek nahi teen janam hote hain. Pehla jab wo kisi ki beti bankar is duniya me aati hai. Dusra jab wo patni banti hai. Aur teesra jab wo ma banti hai” (Chori Chori Chupke Chupke)

Of course, after all, that’s the whole existence of women. Enter the world, marry, give birth and die. How effortlessly Bollywood fed this patriarchal mindset and people didn’t show the slightest sign of objection. 

“Agar khubsurat ladki ko na chedo toh wo bhi toh uski beizzati hoti hai na” (Maalamaal)

It all started in 1988 when this dialogue from the Maalamaal movie justified the act of harassment. According to it, if a girl is beautiful, she comes with a tag that says ‘molest me or I'll get offended’. 

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“Balatkar se yaad aaya meri biwi kahan hai” (Grand Masti)

Just when we thought Bollywood couldn’t stoop any lower, Grand Masti made its grand entry. It mortifies how this movie became one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2013.

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