Zoya
Akhtar
in
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
said
that
representation
in
films
affects
the
psyche
of
a
nation.
The
filmmaker
talked
about
how
the
male
characters
in
the
cinema
of
80s
and
90s
had
no
tenderness
or
saw
consent
and
featured
molestation
scenes.
The
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
director
was
quoted
as
saying
by
Hindu,
"Representation
is
when
your
identity
or
personality
is
validated
in
any
kind
of
popular
culture.
It
is
not
just
women;
other
communities,
disabilities
and
even
men
are
also
represented
badly
many
times."
She
continued,
"In
the
80s
and
90s,
you
never
saw
tenderness,
you
never
saw
consent.
But
we
had
molestation
scenes.
That
affects
the
psyche
of
a
nation.
You
saw
women
that
had
no
right
to
express
how
they
felt,
and
that
definitely
makes
a
difference.
So
how
you're
representing
is
key,
as
people
need
to
know
they're
not
alone."
Zoya
emphasized
that
on
screen
representation
is
very
important
in
our
country
as
films
are
the
biggest
form
of
pop
culture.
She
said
that
it's
very
important
that
we
see
ourselves
represented
in
our
popular
culture;
to
know
that
we
exist
in
this
context,
and
that
we
exist
in
this
society.
She
added
that
we'll
normalised
and
a
part
of
the
fabric
only
when
we
see
ourselves
represented.
Zoya
is
currently
busy
shooting
for
her
upcoming
Netflix
film
The
Archies.
The
filmmaker
told
the
tabloid
that
she
is
excited
to
bring
this
comics
to
life
as
they
were
a
large
part
of
her
childhood
and
teenage
years.
Further,
she
also
admitted
that
she
is
a
little
nervous
about
helming
this
project
as
the
characters
are
iconic
and
globally
loved.
She
said
that
she
will
have
to
make
sure
that
her
film
stokes
the
nostalgia
of
a
generation
which
grew
up
on
the
comic,
and
yet
resonates
with
young
adults
today.
The
Archies
features
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
daughter
Suhana,
Boney
Kapoor's
daughter
Khushi
and
Amitabh
Bachchan's
grandson
Agastya
Nanda.