“When I used to walk out (of the shooting of the film ‘Sultan’) it used to be like a raped woman walking out,” said India’s favourite dabang Salman Khan, comparing a “raped woman” to what the actor felt after performing “utha patak” exercises in kushti. In the akhara of public opinion, Salman is justifiably on the mat. Many are punching and kicking.
With crimes against women rising daily, we are naturally outraged by dabangs who display such muscular insensitivity. When you are surrounded by armed bodyguards every time you flaunt your bare biceps in public, a statement like feeling like a “raped woman” is a body blow for gender-sensitive discourse, unworthy of a screen Read More
