New Delhi: Director Prakash Jha says male
gaze is thoroughly permitted in the Indian society and while
cinema cannot bring about a change, he believes it can help in
keeping important issues alive.
Talking about his last production "Lipstick Under My
Burkha", Jha said he found the "female gaze" of the script
unique but had to fight hard with the censor board for its
release.
"Male gazing in our society is thoroughly permitted...
Jha said he loves cinema because it can throw light on
some of the burning issues of the society.
"I don't really think that films can bring about a real
social change. I haven't seen that happening since the medium
was invented. But it is a strong medium to keep issues under
discussion. It is a very strong medium
"... The incidents of rape will not stop if we make a
movie on it. The behaviour will not change. But we must
constantly keep talking about it so that people don't put
issues under the carpet. That's what films do and that's why I
do it and continue to do it," he said.