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Maa Behen writer Pooja Tolani on feminist gaze, deleted scenes and more

Maa Behen writer Pooja Tolani on feminist gaze, deleted scenes and more

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Until a day before the release of Maa Behen, the Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga-starrer dark comedy, director Suresh Triveni joked that if writer Pooja Tolani had her way, she would still be writing and making changes to the script to perfect it. Looking at how well the Netflix film has been received by the audience, the writer’s itch is finally at rest.  Even as she continues to receive messages and mentions for the film’s feminism and cackling humour, mid-day gets on a call with her to talk about the five-year-long journey she undertook to write Maa Behen, what makes Rekha, Jaya and Sushma special and why the concept of ‘women writing women’ is a cop out. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sonali Bendre, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor: How OTT is reimagining ’90s leading ladies | Web-series News

Sonali Bendre, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor: How OTT is reimagining ’90s leading ladies | Web-series News

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John Matthew Matthan’s 1999 cop thriller Sarfarosh was way ahead of its time. The grit and grime in Aamir Khan’s character of Ajay Singh Rathod is in the same zone as the no-nonsense investigators in the best streaming shows today. Its political astuteness is also as apt as the most layered police procedurals on OTT. While watching another such crime thriller, Raakh, on Prime Video India, I couldn’t believe how starkly different roles Sonali Bendre played in both the projects. Of course, it’s a testament to her range as a performer, but also speaks volumes of Bollywood’s tendency in the 1990s to paint its leading ladies in candy-coated colours without exploiting the depth they always had. Rising from the Raakh No wonder that Sonali said she was reduced to “comic relief” in Sarfarosh. While she didn’t completely make a fool of herself with her ceaseless “don’t mind” chatter, the heavy lifting was reserved for Aamir and Naseeruddin Shah. Even Surekha Sikri had more impact in her cameo as the mother of Sultan. It was pretty …

Madhuri Dixit recalls being body-shamed for being ‘too skinny’ early in her career: ‘Isko kuch khilaao’

Madhuri Dixit recalls being body-shamed for being ‘too skinny’ early in her career: ‘Isko kuch khilaao’

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Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit is currently receiving widespread praise for her performance in Maa Behen. In the film, her character faces constant scrutiny from society for wearing sleeveless blouses. Reflecting on the theme of judgement and societal expectations, Madhuri recalled how she herself was criticised in the early days of her career for being “too skinny”. In an interview with News18, the actor opened up about the comments she faced and how she dealt with them. Madhuri Dixit recalls being body-shamed in the industry. (PTI) Madhuri Dixit recalls being bodyshamed Talking about how female actors are often body-shamed, Madhuri said, “You’re a public figure. You’re putting yourself out there. There will, of course, be some comments coming your way that yeh aisi hai, yeh waisi hai. When I had started out, they thought I was too skinny. They would be like, isko kuch khilaao (feed her something). When it comes to these things, people are very quick to judge. They judge you for putting on weight, they judge you if you’ve lost weight.” She revealed …

‘Ridiculous past a point’: Maa Behen actor Arunoday Singh slams hyper-masculinity in films | Exclusive

‘Ridiculous past a point’: Maa Behen actor Arunoday Singh slams hyper-masculinity in films | Exclusive

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Maa Behen may be packed with laughs, but beneath its humour lies a sharp commentary on consent, misogyny and the stigma faced by single mothers in society. The film, starring Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga, has struck a chord with audiences for blending important social issues with crowd-pleasing entertainment. Arunoday Singh plays a soft-spoken cop in Maa Behen. In an exclusive chat with us, actors Geetanjali Kulkarni, who plays the ever-curious Gupta Aunty, Arunoday Singh, the soft-spoken cop Maheshwari, and Shardul Bhardwaj, who plays Triptii’s husband, opened up on balancing comedy with meaningful storytelling, what went behind creating these unique characters and why it is important for any film set to be fun. ‘Tricky to tackle serious issues in comedy’ When asked how they feel about being part of a film that tackles such serious questions while delivering them through the comedy genre, Geetanjali said, “I feel comedy is the best way. People are bored with preaching. Whenever something meaningful has to be told, it has to be told in a lighter and …

‘It’s like wild west suddenly’: Maa Behen actors Arunoday Singh and Geetanjali Kulkarni on ₹370 biryani row | Exclusive

‘It’s like wild west suddenly’: Maa Behen actors Arunoday Singh and Geetanjali Kulkarni on ₹370 biryani row | Exclusive

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Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga-starrer Maa Behen has received heaps of praise ever since it premiered on Netflix. The film, in the garb of comedy, delivers a loud and clear message on consent and the misogynistic mindset that runs deep in our society. But ironically, just as the film was being celebrated for its message on consent, the ₹370 biryani row went viral and sparked widespread outrage. Maa Behen actors Arunoday Singh and Geetanjali Kulkarni spoke about ₹370 biryani row. ‘Education has to start early in families’ Now, Maa Behen actors Geetanjali Kulkarni, who plays the role of the nosy neighbour Gupta Aunty in the film, and Arunoday Singh, who portrays the sweet-hearted cop Maheshwari, spoke to us about the issue. While Geetanjali insisted that education about consent should start at an early age within families, Arunoday shared how it is time for society to take a deep look at itself. Geetanjali said, “In our society, we need to have gender sensitivity. Education has to be there, not just in schools, but also …

Priyanka Chopra calls herself Dharna Durga’s fan, lauds Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri’s Maa Behen: ‘Keep crushing’

Priyanka Chopra calls herself Dharna Durga’s fan, lauds Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri’s Maa Behen: ‘Keep crushing’

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Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga’s film Maa Behen, which released on Netflix recently, has been garnering praise from all quarters. Recently, Priyanka Chopra took to Instagram to applaud the film. Priyanka Chopra praises Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga’s film Maa Behen. Priyanka cheers for Maa Behen The actor shared the film’s poster and applauded its entire team. She especially lauded content creator Dharna Durga’s performance in the film and called herself Dharna’s “fan”. She wrote, “Such a clever film. Sharp, funny and so well done. My queen @madhuridixitnene, always the scene stealer and the phenomenon @tripti_dimri… what an amazing show and tell! and @dharnaaaaa I have been such a fan always, and I cannot wait to see what all you unleash upon us. Keep crushing!! And most importantly… so honest and cinematic. @sureshtriveni such a beautiful vision. Congratulations to the entire team.” Vidya Balan praises Maa Behen Not just Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan had also expressed her admiration for the film. Vidya tagged the director, Suresh Triveni, on Instagram and posted …

Maa Behen writer recalls Suresh Triveni’s brief for Madhuri Dixit film: ‘I want flawed women’ | Bollywood News

Maa Behen writer recalls Suresh Triveni’s brief for Madhuri Dixit film: ‘I want flawed women’ | Bollywood News

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In less than 10 years since his directorial debut Tumhari Sulu, Suresh Triveni has explored stories of women like only a few filmmakers do. After Jalsa (2022) and Daldal (2026) on Prime Video India comes Maa Behen on Netflix India, a dark comedy revolving around a mother, Rekha (Madhuri Dixit) and her two daughters Jaya (Triptii Dimri) and Sushma (Dharna Durga), which is now trending at #2 in Netflix Global Top 10 Non-English Films. Though Suresh had cracked the premise years ago, it began to saw fruition only when writer Pooja Tolani came onboard. She’s best known for writing The Mirror, Konkona Sen Sharma’s segment in Netflix India’s Lust Stories 2 (2023). In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Pooja traces back how their collaboration started, how they designed the inner lives of the three leading ladies, and what went into casting each of them. How did you come onboard Maa Behen? I had a script which I’d written a while ago. So, my professor Anjum Rajabali put me in touch with Suresh. He read it …

Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, Dharna Durga’s Maa Behen ranks #2 in global non-English films on Netflix

Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, Dharna Durga’s Maa Behen ranks #2 in global non-English films on Netflix

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Netflix’s latest release, Maa Behen, directed by Suresh Triveni and starring Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga in lead roles, has received high praise since its release. The film that takes on patriarchy is now ranking high in the list of global non-English releases, beaten only by a Spanish film. Ravi Kishan, Triptii Dimri, Madhuri Dixit and Dharna Durga star in Maa Behen. Maa Behen ranks #2 on global non-English releases Maa Behen has taken the #2 spot on Netflix’s top 10 non-English films list and is trending in 15 countries. The film is beaten only by the Spanish film The Marked Woman, which takes the top spot. Vignesh Raja’s Dhanush-starrer Kara stands behind Maa Behen on the list, while Mexican-American movie Mexico 86 and Argentinian movie Risa and the Wind Phone take the fourth and fifth spots. Maa Behen team react to its success Madhuri shared in a press note that the response Maa Behen received has been overwhelming. “What drew me to the film was its ability to tell a deeply relatable …

Influencer Dharna Durga beats Maa Behen co-stars Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri on IMDb’s popular Indian celebrities list

Influencer Dharna Durga beats Maa Behen co-stars Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri on IMDb’s popular Indian celebrities list

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Netflix’s new film Maa Behen, directed by Suresh Triveni, was released on June 4, and the film’s lead cast has made it to IMDb’s popular Indian celebrities list. Interestingly, influencer Dharna Durga ranked better than her co-stars Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri. Actors from Prime Video’s Made in India – A Titan Story also found top spots. Dharna Durga, Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri co-star in Netflix’s Maa Behen. Dharna Durga beats Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri on popularity list On the popular Indian celebrities list, Dharna took the 5th spot, right below Yudhvir Ahlawat from Saif Ali Khan’s Netflix film Kartavya, Aishwarya Rai, who attended the Cannes film festival last month, Prime Video’s Sapne vs Everyone’s Ambrish Verma and Sonakshi Sinha, who was recently seen in the Jyotika co-starrer System. Triptii took the 13th spot after Mrunal Thakur, Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Sara Arjun, Vijay, Salman Khan and Wamiqa Gabbi, while Madhuri is in the 15th spot after Kaveri Seth of Made in India – A Titan Story. Alia Jafry, Janhvi Kapoor, Ram Charan, …

‘Madhuri Dixit ka beta hawa de raha tha’: Bharti Singh shares hilarious story from Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani set

‘Madhuri Dixit ka beta hawa de raha tha’: Bharti Singh shares hilarious story from Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani set

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Comedian Bharti Singh and her husband, writer Haarsh Limbachiyaa, recently hosted Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri and Dharna Durga on their YouTube channel. During the conversation, Bharti and Haarsh recalled a hilarious incident from the sets of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, where Madhuri’s son Arin and Arbaaz Khan’s son Arhaan Khan were working as assistant directors. Madhuri Dixit can’t stop laughing as Bharti Singh shares experience working with her son. Bharti Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa’s hilarious Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani set story Recalling how they were shocked to learn that Madhuri’s son was working as an assistant director on the film, Haarsh revealed that Karan Johar had called them to shoot for the Dhanlakshmi advertisement sequence featured in the movie. While they were waiting for their shot, they had a surprising realisation. He said, “Vahan par Madhuri ma’am ka beta assist kar raha hai aur humko nahi pata. Ek sundar sa, pyaara sa ladka aaya aur pankha leke khada hawa de raha tha. Maine kaha nahi nahi beta, it’s okay. Fir Karan sir …