The
film
Madam
Chief
Minister
releases
across
the
country
and
abroad
today.
Still
reading
some
very
angry
tweets,
threads
about
myself,
(not
the
film
yet,
no
one
has
seen
it).
Some
people
are
just
venting.
And
that's
ok.
I
am
listening,
learning...
as
I
have
been
attempting
to,
for
the
past
2-3
years...
Here,
some
thoughts
on
the
representation
debate,
from
my
limited,
self-admittedly
privileged
understanding.
The
anger
is
completely
understandable,
especially
with
the
poster
et
al.
I
get
it.
I
understand
this
anger.
But
as
is
often
the
case
with
anger,
it
is
in
fact
misdirected
since
I
am
not
the
sole
creator
of
this
film.
Hundreds
if
not
thousands
of
people
have
worked
on
it.
-
I
can't
undo
historical
caste
injustices,
or
brutalisation
dating
back
thousands
of
years.
-
Don't
expect
me
to
become
a
scholar
or
expert
on
the
subject,
by
acting
in
one
film,
especially
when
it
is
as
vast
and
complicated
as
caste
and
varna.
-
I
don't
even
contest
the
fact
that
my
performance
will
never
ever
be
able
to
replicate
the
lived
experience
of
a
DBA
actor.
I
am
aware
of
that
and
it
only
made
me
work
harder.
-
As
someone
who
is
an
artist,
who
considers
herself
an
ally,
I
choose
to
do
whatever
little
I
can,
in
my
capacity
as
an
individual.
I
have
attempted
to
play
this
part
with
dignity,
honesty,
and
empathy.
As
that
was
frankly
the
only
thing
in
my
control.
(*and
this
empathy
isn't
charity
or
patronisation.
Am
also
not
confusing
trolls/death-threat
givers/fake-news
spreaders
for
genuine
voices).