Bollywood should be more careful with the way it portrays women as movies make a huge impact socially, feels Aamir Khan.
The 48-year-old star said over the years he has become very careful about how gender dynamics are presented in his films.
“I have become much more careful and sensitive. That process does not stop. It is a learning process. We have to really look how we are portraying women in our film industry,” he told women journalists at IWPC on the eve of Women’s Day.
“I don’t know where to start, maybe take a small set of people because we are affecting minds. We have to look at that carefully,” he said.
The actor joked that his activism often lands him in trouble with the people in Bollywood as he starts talking about social issues in showbiz parties.
Talking about the research on the first episode of Satyamev Jayate, which centred around the topic of rape, he said they were shocked to find stories of apathy and inhumanity.
“We were faced with such inhumanity that it was difficult to absorb it. It was a ravaging period in the entire research,” he said, adding that the attempt has been to have a crisis centre for rape victims which will help them get swift justice.
The actor said he is prepared to hear negative stories about the show as certain people were bound to attack it.