MUMBAI: Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya doesn’t believe in mincing words, and a troll had to learn that the hard way recently.
The actor, who had hosted a crime-based show on television, was questioned by a user on social media recently, “Crime petrol episode me aap dupatta kyu nahi pahanati hai”, to which she replied, “Taaki aap jaise bin dupatte ki ladkiyon ko bhi izzat se dekhne ki aadat dalein!”.
She tells us that as a celebrity, she’s always under scrutiny, so it wasn’t something new for her.
“As celebrities, we’re bound to catch the eye of many and are constantly under the radar. I, however, have always been against trolls who specifically target women. I teach them how to be. It’s not that I’m a hardcore feminist... I believe in equal treatment for men and women.”, she said.
Tripathi, 36, who became a household name with shows Yeh Hain Mohabbatein and Banoo Main Teri Dulhann, shared what made her respond to this tweet sternly.
“When the troll questioned me about the absence of my Dupatta, it triggered me because what I was preaching in the show was an absolute opposite of it,” she adds, asserting that a woman’s dressing should be according to her choice and not how people want to see them.
She continued, “Social norms differ according to regions and surroundings. Besides, a lot also depends on one’s learning through growing up years. So, no one can truly say what dress or behaviour is right or wrong. World is grey that way.”.
Tripathi is also unhappy about the way women are attacked every time there’s a talk about Indian culture.
“It really annoys me that during discussions on such topics, women are the first target for correction. I feel, if a person finds a dress inappropriate, they must work on getting some world exposure.”, opined the actor, who’s currently shooting for a reality show abroad.
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Credit: Hindustan Times
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