Actor-filmmaker
Pooja
Bhatt
recently
opened
up
about
her
take
on
the
onscreen
portrayal
of
mothers.
The
actress
was
last
seen
playing
a
mother
of
two
and
a
businesswoman
in
the
Netflix
show
Bombay
Begums.
While
the
show
focused
on
the
woman
in
different
phases
of
their
lives,
Pooja's
character
was
seen
struggling
with
work
and
family
as
she
hit
menopause.
Pooja
said
she
believes
that
motherhood
should
not
be
the
only
defining
trait
of
certain
characters
on
screen.
She
added
that
the
'sensuality'
of
these
characters
should
be
retained,
similar
to
her
character,
Rani
on
the
Netflix
show.
Talking
about
Rani
she
told
BBC,
"Don't
strip
us
of
our
sensuality.
Mothers
should
not
be
portrayed
merely
as
sacrificial
women
who
have
tossed
their
femininity
aside
to
care
for
their
families.
My
character
Rani
in
Bombay
Begums
is
caring,
yet
needy
and
manipulative
at
times,
but
above
all,
she
is
sensual."
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She
added
that
the
portrayal
of
female
characters
and
mothers
have
a
long
way
to
go,
"We
are
taking
baby
steps
in
the
right
direction
but
have
miles
to
go
as
far
as
the
perception
of
the
audience
and
their
tastes
are
concerned."
Pooja
Bhatt
who
has
been
vocal
about
the
need
for
more
woman
on
film
sets,
during
the
interview
also
opened
up
about
working
with
Bipasha
Basu
on
intimate
scenes
in
Jism.
Recalling
the
filming
she
said,
"For
intimate
scenes,
I
handpick
the
crew
who
won't
make
an
actress
feel
uncomfortable.
I
told
Bipasha
Basu
that
as
a
woman
and
as
an
actor
I
won't
be
asking
you
to
do
anything
you're
not
comfortable
with."
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Coming
back
to
Bombay
Begums,
Pooja
said
director
Alankrita
Shrivastava
too
made
her
feel
comfortable
while
shooting
intimate
scenes
for
the
show.
"Alankrita
and
I
discussed
in
great
detail
how
we
were
going
to
do
the
intimate
scenes.
We
trusted
each
other,
we
trusted
the
director
and
the
co-stars.
I
didn't
go
home
feeling
icky
or
soiled," she
recalled.