‘Does a man love himself?’ : Sona Mohapatra says heart-wrenching Bollywood songs are ‘reserved for men’; mentions gender bias | Hindi Movie News
Sona Mohapatra it has also started a discussion about racism in Bollywood music. The singer, who is known for her outspoken personality, said that heartbreaking and romantic songs are dominated by male artists. He added that because of that, it has left less space for women.
Sona Mohapatra takes a look at the male-dominated Bollywood music industry
In a video shared on her Instagram account at the event she attended, Mohapatra highlighted how female musicians are marginalized even in the sport. Reminiscing his experience with the 2017 Raees hit song ‘Zaalima’, sung by Arijit Singh by Harshdeep Kaur and photographed Shah Rukh Khan and Mahira Khan, said, “All heartbreak songs in Bollywood are about men. Men get heartbroken, men today feel love. Because every time I’m called to sing a duet, I always have the last song. You must listen to this song called ‘Zaalima’. It’s Arijit [Singh]song, and I was invited to sing it, and I was very surprised. “
Sona Mohapatra questions the structure of Bollywood music
Asked why a female voice always appeared at the end of a song, he added, “Because mukhra, antara, mukhra, antara… all were taken by a man. It’s not Arijit’s fault; he is a great artist. But why does a woman come at the end?” Pritam it was, ‘Does the man love himself?’ What kind of duet is it? … The thing is nobody has a problem, but the music industry has become very dangerous.”Taking the debate to the comments section of her post, Sona linked the lack of female-led music to India’s dire shortage of popular music artists. She wrote, “The conversation is about representation. If the industry stops producing popular female stories, eventually it will stop producing popular female stars.”He added that the imbalance has been systematic and long-standing, not accidental. Sona added, “The point is not that women have never sung heartbreaking songs. The point is that Bollywood has stopped writing enough about them. An industry that has given 80-90% of its big stories of love and pain to male voices for nearly two decades should not be surprised when it struggles to create female music stars that are equal to the culture. This is a discussion about behavior, not victims. Read the music. So shall we talk?”Mohapatra, who has previously spoken out about sexism, resistance, and the lack of female agency in mainstream Indian cinema, continues to be one of the industry’s most consistent and fearless voices on issues of gender representation.
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