Mithila's New Life (part 2)
Definitely. The directors and producers I work with know very well that I am well aware of my rights. I do ask them to pay female artists the same as male artists. I also claim that asking for equal wages is a rational thing to do.
I received the mental strength I needed from my parents. Gaining that took me a lot of time. We lived separately for 2 years and I took all the time I needed to make myself emotionally stronger. At first I was weak, I used to cry a lot and I was vulnerable. My parents and colleagues supported me that time. My daughter has been a huge support for me too.
I don't do everything; I only do the things I like. Thanks to my parents I learned acting, dancing and singing at a young age. My main profession is being the Head of Early Childhood Development and Girl's Education in BRAC International. When I get the spare time I involve myself in acting because I like doing it. What I have been doing a lot recently is working with women and children rights.
I received the mental strength I needed from my parents. Gaining that took me a lot of time. We lived separately for 2 years and I took all the time I needed to make myself emotionally stronger. At first I was weak, I used to cry a lot and I was vulnerable. My parents and colleagues supported me that time. My daughter has been a huge support for me too.
I don't do everything; I only do the things I like. Thanks to my parents I learned acting, dancing and singing at a young age. My main profession is being the Head of Early Childhood Development and Girl's Education in BRAC International. When I get the spare time I involve myself in acting because I like doing it. What I have been doing a lot recently is working with women and children rights.
Definitely. The directors and producers I work with know very well that I am well aware of my rights. I do ask them to pay female artists the same as male artists. I also claim that asking for equal wages is a rational thing to do.
Yes, I do. Feminism is essentially belief in equal rights. Feminists are people who do not support discrimination, crime, rape or violence. The term itself does not mean working for women only. But of course since this is a patriarchal world, there is more work to be done for improving the status of women in society. In this society, women are not taught how to be strong from childhood. We are only taught to be educated, and then get married. But thankfully, my mother has always told me to dream bigger. She taught me to stand up on my own two feet. The barriers a girl has to overcome since childhood; be it at education, at husband's home after marriage, or at workplace, each stage of life is like war. I think I have fought that war since childhood.
I think women aren't able to step up to the position of directing/script writing because women are already struggling to overcome various obstacles to become actresses. Convincing the family in itself is a huge hassle. Working behind the scenes is a bigger commitment. Furthermore, we don't emphasize on films enough. We barely have film-related workshops and people don't even know the viability of a film-related career. Especially for women, having this as a career choice is difficult to imagine. We have to consider how women-friendly the work environment is. But overall, people need to know that there is career in film, and families need to support such choices too.
I will say that all I am extremely thankful to all my fans who enjoy my work. But just as they have expectations of me, I have expectations of them. I expect them to not act inhumane and insensitive, or at least try not to hurt or ridicule others. Let's all
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