New Delhi. Soha Ali Khan is in the news these days with the film ‘Chori 2’. His role in the film is being praised a lot. Soha Ali Khan belongs to Muslim religion, but he did the intercast marriage with Kunal Khemu, who belongs to Hinduism. This was not new to his family. Earlier, mother Sharmila Tagore and brother Saif Ali Khan had also done this. But even after this, he had to face trolling. Recently he spoke openly on trolling. He connected the culture of this criticism to the deep mentality of the society.
Soha told how many difficulties her ancestors faced to make a place for their and the future generations. Recently in a conversation with Indier’s Express, he talked about it,
Why did the grandmother mention?
The actress said, ‘My grandmother wanted to do MA in Bengal, but she did not get permission, because only men were allowed to get higher education. Women were not allowed this. But he struggled, fought this fight and had to spend 50 rupees to do MA. His father said that I will give you a Banarasi saree for 50 rupees, but he insisted on studies. She was not only of our family, but one of the first women in Bengal, who did her MA.
Mother Sharmila Tagore also trolled
Soha also spoke on the pressures of the society on her mother and veteran actress Sharmila Tagore. He said, ‘He was asked all his life that your husband allowed you to work, become an actress? Because it was believed that civilized and good girls do not become actresses’.
I got married for a long time, but anytime…
Soha further explained how the women before him made a chance to live with very few obstacles. The actress said, ‘I married at the age of 36. For a long time… but no one ever questioned. I did MA from Oxford and they always encouraged and encouraged. Even I decided to have a child much later in life.
Old hopes still remain
However, despite these progress, he admitted that old expectations still remain, even in rich and educated families. ‘Even today, in rich families, well educated families, still hoping that if you do not have a son, you are incomplete. I have a daughter, I am very happy, most people around me are very happy. But somewhere there is a feeling that I have disappointed someone.
‘I am a little thick skinned’
Soha also talked about trolling. ‘I have become a little thick skinned, now it does not bother me. But one thing that makes me laugh is that when I post something, people start commenting on my religion. Because I have married in a Hindu family, my mother is a Hindu surname and she married a Muslim person. Usually if we post something on Diwali, people ask how many fasts are kept, if we post on Holi, then comments come on what kind of Muslims you are? It does not bother me, but this is something I notice.
This is a deep mentality of society…
He connected the culture of this trolling to the deep mentality of the society. He saw that people often find happiness in putting others down. We are happy to do evil about people.