![]() It rather serves the male character's interests primarily. Unlike what this movie tries to portray, neither woman actually benefits from the Madonna-Whore complex. ![]() I would argue that this movie is contributing to this problem. Modesty culture among Indians (and other conservative types of people) relies on this schism to exist and be perpetuated time and again. I'm just realising that this plot is clearly evident in many tv soaps in India. Overall "Cocktail" promotes a problematic message that is evident in our society.īut the most surprising part is the story is written by Imtiaz Ali who gave us strong female characters like in JWM & Highway. The overall message is you only get the guy when you do pooja, cry frequently, is a virgin, wear long dresses & "patao" the guy's mother.Īnd the guy can cheat on, hook up with & stay in the house of his girlfriend but will marry the "good girl" as the girlfriend is not "wife material".Īnd the parallel FL is only moral when she reunites her ex-boyfriend & bff. And we are supposed to feel nothing for her when she gets cheated on & her bff gets into a relationship with her boyfriend when she was the very one who helped her bff from a crisis. The other FL is a "bad girl" because she drinks, has hook-ups & wears short dresses. ![]() The parallel FL breaks the girl-code/backstabs still we are supposed to support her as she is "Abla nari". And I feel that it was absolutely problematic. So I just saw "Cocktail" this week starring Saif, DP & Diana.
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