India is ashamed of sexuality: APTE

Actor Radhika Apte thinks that anything to do with human body or sexuality is a problem here

Actor Radhika Apte (below right), who has often been under the scanner for her bold approach in her films, says anything remotely associated with human body can turn out to be a problem in India.

Sex and sexuality are not the only veiled topics of discussion in the country. Menstruation also finds a spot on the list, and Radhika is happy that the topic is being handled in a big way in her next film, which tells the true story of a man’s journey to make affordable sanitary napkins.

Starting with the poster in the shape of a sanitary napkin, Radhika feels the film will help overcome the hesitation, which surrounds a natural process that a woman goes through every month .“I think our country is very ashamed of sexuality, physicality, or human body. Anything to do with human body or sexuality is a problem here,” says Radhika.

Despite the critical acclaim coming her way aplenty, Radhika has often been in news for being bold in her films, be it an intimate scene with co-star Adil Hussain in Parched that leaked online, or a clip of a semi-nude Radhika from an Anurag Kashyap-directed short film making its way on to the web.

She believes in talking about it instead of opting for silence “Yes, there is an awkwardness among today’s generation about things, but if you start taking a decision like ‘Okay, I am not going to feel like that’, it will make a difference,” she adds.

Sex and sexuality are not the only veiled topics of discussion in the country RADHIKA APTE, ACTOR