Giving examples of Indian movies like the 1936 'Achhut Kanyya', Satyajit Ray's 'Ghare Baire' Gulzar's 'Aandhi' to recent movies like 'Lajja', 'Paa', 'Mardaani', 'Mary Kom', 'Queen', 'Piku' and the recent 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', Amitabh Bachchan point out how women's portrayal in Indian cinema have changed from the unimaginative housewife to strong and independent characters fighting for their rights. But at the same time he says i'm upset that the issue of sexual violence and sexual consent has largely been ignored by the Indian film industry.
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Shah Rukh, who is the Bengal ambassador, also indicate in his speech in a smattering of Bengali. While his lecture was full of humour, Sanjay explicit his gratitude to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for standing by him during the 'hardest of times’ of his life. He ended it by indicating that he has a remarkable bond with Kolkata. Also read: SRK Thanks to Everyone Who to came to Wish him on his Birthday