Launched
on
the
occasion
of
International
Women's
Day
(8th
March
2021),
ALTBalaji's
latest
show,
'The
Married
Woman'
has
been
showered
with
a
tremendous
response
by
critics
and
viewers
around
the
globe.
They
couldn't
stop
raving
about
the
show,
brilliant
storytelling,
and
dazzling
performances
by
the
show's
lead
cast,
Ridhi
Dogra
and
Monica
Dogra.
While
everyone
has
been
going
gaga
over
'The
Married
Woman'
and
calling
it
one
of
the
best
entertaining
and
uplifting
series
to
binge-watch,
ALTBalaji
decided
to
curate
a
digital
debate
surrounding
the
show's
theme
-
breaking
stereotypes,
individuality
v/s
conditioning,
self-realization,
acceptance,
and
love,
etc.
Attended
by
the
celebrated
women
from
the
entertainment
and
media
fraternity,
moderated
by
popular
columnist-author
Shobhaa
De.
The
panel
of
esteemed
individuals
for
the
debate
featured
the
Content
Czarina
and
OTT
disruptor
-
Ekta
Kapoor,
the
show's
cast
-
Ridhi
Dogra
and
Monica
Dogra,
celebrated
author
of
the
book
'A
Married
Woman'
-
Manju
Kapur,
renowned
journalist
Shoma
Chaudhary,
the
very
talented
actor
Shruti
Seth
and
social
media
sensation
Snehil
Dixit
Mehra
A.K.A.
BC
Aunty.
The
highly
engaging
and
interactive
debate
got
off
to
an
exciting
start
with
the
incredible
Shobhaa
De
as
the
host.
Touching
several
important
questions
related
to
individual
choices,
societal
pressures,
breaking
stereotypes,
individuality
v/s
conditioning,
the
debate
raised
many
eyebrows
with
startling
revelations
and
unabashed
reverts
by
the
esteemed
panellists.
On
her
decision
to
back
a
show
like
'The
Married
Woman',
Ekta
Kapoor
said,
"I
had
a
long
dying
wish
to
create
a
show
based
on
the
book
'A
Married
Woman'
but
there
wasn't
a
medium
ready
for
it.
The
television
medium
was
a
bit
conservative,
and
cinema
is
commercially-led,
but
I
felt
this
is
a
great
place
to
put
out
content
like
this
when
the
web
medium
came
in.
The
book
deals
with
a
lot
of
uncomfortable
conversations,
speak
about
a
lot
of
hatred
in
the
country
at
that
time,
speaks
about
relationships
between
husband
and
wife...
I
think
the
book
had
all
the
elements
and
then
I
felt
it
broke
different
kinds
of
conditioning
and
imaging.
So,
I
was
very
sure
to
make
this
book."
Portraying
the
lead
character
in
the
show,
Ridhi
Dogra
added,
"When
I
played
Astha,
I
felt
like
most
of
the
women
out
there.
As
women,
we
tend
to
put
others
before
us.
It
just
comes
naturally
to
us.
I
did
identify
with
Astha
and
have
no
problem
in
sort
of
understanding
or
empathizing
with
her.
While
playing
the
character,
I
had
many
questions
in
my
head
as
to
why
Astha
is
like
this.
But
I
understood
her
confusion
and
the
complications
she
was
going
through.
I
just
ended
up
having
a
lot
of
empathy
for
women
like
Astha.
There
are
so
many
women
out
there
who
seem
like
they
have
got
it
all
together,
but
they
are
dealing
with
many
rejections
daily
simply
because
they
are
women.
I
wanted
to
show
that
effectively."
On
playing
a
challenging
role
in
the
show,
Monica
Dogra
mentioned,
"One
thing
I
really
like
about
the
show
and
all
of
the
multiple
themes
being
explored
is
that
we
understand
that
the
truth
has
many
faces.
I
can
say
what's
true
for
me
and
what
I
feel.
My
experience
may
not
be
the
same
as
someone
else's.
I
recently
finished
watching
the
entire
show
and
I
must
say
it's
so
intense
and
heart-touching."
Author
Manju
Kapur
added,
"I
have
been
wondering
how
am
I
going
to
react
after
I
watch
the
show
which
I
wrote
20
years
ago.
It
was
great
to
see
it
on-screen
having
a
new
life.
Having
written
the
novel,
it
makes
me
feel
good
that
people
of
this
generation
could
also
relate
to
the
show
even
after
two
decades."
Senior
journalist
Shoma
Chaudhary
said,
"So
much
of
our
talk
as
women
is
to
repudiate
the
caring
side
of
ourselves
and
the
fact
that
we
play
multiple
roles.
The
individuality
that
we
are
seeking
as
women,
even
men,
also
feels
the
bread-earner
pressure.
We
all
have
lived
in
these
terrible
stereotypes."
Actor
Shruti
Seth
said,
"I
have
to
celebrate
Ekta
Kapoor
because
she
is
literally
helping
women
break
out
of
boxes.
We
are
all
kind
of
put
inside
a
box,
whether
it's
a
married
woman,
an
independent
woman,
or
a
single
mother
-
a
character
I
played
in
ALTBalaji's
Mentalhood.
I
just
feel
we
always
try
to
move
out
of
the
boxes
and
society
tries
to
put
us
back
there.
Most
of
the
time,
we
are
just
negotiating
and
managing
male
egos."
Social
media
sensation
Snehil
Dixit
Mehra
added,
"I
am
feeling
very
fortunate
to
be
a
part
of
this
panel
and
sharing
space
with
women
who
have
actually
paved
the
way
for
women
equality.
I
want
to
be
friends
with
Peeplika
and
Astha
and
that's
my
feeling
for
the
show.
There
was
mockery
and
fat-shaming
when
I
started
off
on
social
media
and
I
was
uncertain
about
putting
myself
out
there
but
I
took
things
in
my
stride
and
proved
myself."
The
series,
directed
by
Sahir
Raza,
features
a
talented
pool
of
actors
like
Ridhi
Dogra,
Monica
Dogra,
Imaad
Shah,
Ayesha
Raza,
Rahul
Vohra,
Divya
Seth
Shah,
Nadira
Babbar,
and
Suhaas
Ahuja,
among
others.
'The
Married
Woman'
is
streaming
on
ALTBalaji!