Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan might be popular TV actress Shweta Tiwari’s daughter Palak Tiwari’s big Bollywood debut, but it isn’t the first time that the starlet is collaborating with Salman Khan on a project. In a recent interview for her upcoming release, the 22-year-old actress revealed what was meant to be a cute anecdote from her time as the assistant director on the sets of Mahesh Manjrekar-directed Antim.
While Palak candidly shared the one rule that the superstar had instituted for all the women working on set, the advice dolled out undoubtedly promotes sexism. Here’s all the youngster had to say.
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Palak Tiwari reveals Salman Khan asked girls to “cover up”
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In a chat with host Siddharth Kannan, Palak argued, “When I was AD-ing with Salman sir on Antim, I don’t think many people know this, Salman sir had a rule ki ‘koi bhi ladki mere set pe… neckline should be here (for every girl on my set, the neckline should be here). All the girls should be covered, like good proper girls’. So, my mom saw me (going to set) in a proper shirt, jogger and covered and all. She was like, ‘Where are you going? How are you dressed so well?’ I said, ‘I am going to Salman sir’s set’. She was like, ‘Wow, very good’.”
The actress continued, “He’s a traditionalist. Of course, he’s like, ‘Jo pehenna hai, pehno (wear what you like)’, but he’s always like, ‘My girls should always be protected’. If there are men around, whom she doesn’t personally know, it’s not his personal space where he doesn’t trust everyone, he’s like, ‘the girl should be safe, always.”
Where is Salman’s advice to the boys and men on set?
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TBH, this rule is plain sexist and aims to negate any onus from the boys/men. Instead of teaching them to behave and not prey on young working girls, it was told by the biggest superstar of the country to instead ask the women to cover up. Essentially arguing that if anything were to happen, it would be the fault of the ladies for wearing a low neck blouse, not the men for their intentions. When will we stop blaming women for their actions instead of holding men accountable for theirs?
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