Arjun Kapoor has spoken out on Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College rape-murder.
In the wake of the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor’s rape-murder, Arjun Kapoor shared a heartfelt message on Raksha Bandhan.
In the wake of the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor’s rape-murder, Arjun Kapoor shared a heartfelt message on Raksha Bandhan. The actor addressed the ongoing nationwide protests, stressing that the focus should be on creating a safer environment for women rather than just offering them protection.
In the video, he said, “So I’m about to go and celebrate Raksha Bandhan with my sisters. It feels really strange to celebrate a festival with what’s happening, which has to do with protecting each other, protecting your sisters, being there for the women in your life, for the women that you love and care for, while we see so much anguish and the lack of understanding and education amongst a lot of men. When we celebrate Rakhi, we speak about being a brother. Why aren’t we taught how to make the environment safe enough for all our sisters to roam around without needing a brother? All the time to protect and take care physically to be around. Yes, I know the visual is something we got used to — that the brother is protective or the man is protective — but I think somewhere we need to teach other men that they need to make women feel safe rather than teach men to protect women.”
Arjun also spoke about what he thinks is a broader issue. He said that our society lacks education and understanding on the matter. “It’s a much bigger conversation. I think there’s a lot of education. There’s a lot of conversation, and there’s a lot of basic understanding that is lacking in our ecosystem. I don’t know how much this will change how people think, but it’s definitely something that’s been on my mind. Why have you always told to protect? Why aren’t we told to make them feel safe? It’s something I’ve been thinking about. It’s been going on in my mind for a long time. Yeah, sometimes you feel it’s not overly discussing because people don’t get it, but I just thought I put it in the universe,” he added.
