Doing my bit to portray women better: Pari

It’s her aim to change Bollywood sterotypes against women

Parineeti Chopra says she has, right from her debut film, always tried to change how women are portrayed on screen. With superlative performances in Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl, Ishaqzaade, Shuddh Desi Romance and Hasee Toh Phasee, among others, she has established herself as an effective, unconventional counterpoint to the Bollywood norm that heroines should play only certain types of roles and look a certain way.

Parineeti says, “I have always taken it on myself to do something out of the ordinary, not portray the quintessential heroine that Bollywood has tried to depict for ages.”

Through her last three releases The Girl On The Train, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Saina, she has shown her intent to play diverse roles that brought to life confident, unconventional heroines who are in control of their own destiny.

“My next film choices will resonate this thought process too because I definitely want to do my bit to portray women better,” she says.

Pari wishes that all Bollywood actresses are conscious about how they represent women on screen. She says, “If all of us are able to change the way women are presented on screen, it will go a long way in changing the perception of girls in our society. Cinema can impact the minds of audiences and so, let us use this medium to affect positive changes in our society.”

“I have always taken it on myself to not portray the quintessential heroine that Bollywood has tried to depict for ages.” -Parineeti Chopra, actor