![]() ![]() And just like that, in one swift dialogue, he manages to slut-shame all other women who chose to put their vaginas to other use than just peeing.ĭespite witnessing several red flags in Raj, Simran chooses to fall for this prick of a guy and this, by far, is the most relatable part of the film. Precisely in her vagina, which if invaded would take away everything from her existence. Simran is obviously traumatised and Raj, amused.īecause of course he was kidding and in his own words, knew where an Indian woman’s izzat lied. In the morning, Raj tells her how they both had sex. This happens after the two miss their train to Zurich and are forced to stick together till the time they find their way back to their friends.Īt one point during this solo travel, Simran gets pissed drunk and the two fall asleep together. Sticking where he isn’t needed and invading Simran’s personal space, whether it is by asking too many questions or by forcing his head in her lap. During the entire trip, Raj is as irritating as a wedgie. ![]() Surprisingly, the lack of consent in this space never got called out and we wonder why.Īnyway, they both embark on their journey and bump into each other at the train station. She then literally begs her father to let her go, post which she would have to get married. Simran has to first hear a sexist lecture from her mother about strangling her dreams only to marry a man. ![]() Moving back to the plot, it turns out that both Raj and Simran want to go for a Euro trip with their friends and while for Raj and his liberal father, there is no scope for being said no to, Well, to be fair, his and Alok Nath’s pocket, but okay… In fact, I am sure, if we searched his pockets thoroughly, the origin of both hypocrisy and patriarchy could be found stemming from there. While Raj is shown as a rich, spoilt brat with privilege dripping from his face like sweat, Simran comes from an upper-middle-class family that is still tied down by ‘Indian values and culture’ and, of course, - Bauji ’s words which are like words from the gospel itself.īauji here is the manifestation of the typical ungrateful Indian who moves abroad to earn in dollars or pounds but still casts racist slurs to people living abroad, while keeping their Indian mentality on a pedestal. The movie starts with an introduction to the two main characters - Raj ( Shah Rukh Khan ) and Simran (Kajol) who are both NRIs and living in London. Why, you ask? Because, as romantic and dreamy as it may have been, it was problematic and misogynistic as hell. Okay, so before you come at me for ruining a classic for you guys, let me break it to you that the movie we have so dearly internalized years ago, was already broken and twisted at the time it came out. ![]()
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