Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who was present at the trailer launch
of Secret Superstar yesterday, did not mince her words while speaking about the
prevalent sexism in the industry.
During the trailer launch, Kiran Rao told that it's a pity
that women, even today, have to fight for something as basic as the right to
freedom and dream.
"Historically, girls and women have been suppressed.
It’s known to all that for 1000 years, women have been given the second
position. Not in India, but abroad, we saw that even voting rights women got
after a long time. We got all kind of rights quite late. All over the world,
women have to struggle to get their rights and recognition. If we talk about
pay, the fact that women have to fight for ‘equal pay for equal work’ is
shameful,” Kiran told.
She added, “I just want to tell women that the best message
through this film is that don’t be scared to dream. Don’t be scared to desire
or want things. It’s your right to have freedom, to follow your heart and
dreams.”
Co-produced by Kiran, Aamir Khan, Zee Studios and Akash
Chawla, Secret Superstar is directed by debutant Advait Chandan and is scheduled
to release this year during the Diwali weekend.
In the movie, Zaira plays a 14-year-old girl named Insia who
desires to be a singer much to the chagrin of her dad. She then decides to make
her own YouTube channel in which she posts videos of herself singing while
covering her face in a burkha. She is then scouted by Aamir's character who is
a music director and is fascinated by Insia's musical gift.
The trailer of the movie released lately and Zaira's act has
already met with immense praise.
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