Actress Tamannaah Bhatia made a name for herself in the entertainment industry with her versatile performances. Having faced many controversies during her career, she addressed one of them during a recent interview with The Lallantop. When asked about the controversial scene from Baahubali: The Beginning, where Prabhas’ character is seen wooing and man-handling her character, Avantika. Defending the allegations that the scene is not ‘r*pe of Avantika’, she opened up about the song facing criticism for its “navel shot and cleavage shot.”
Sharing her take, during the interview, quoted by News18, the 35-year-old actress said, “This is my take. Jab log aapko control nahi kar sakte, woh ek technique istemaal karte aur woh hai shame and guilt. Kyunki woh hamesha aapko aisa mehsoos karate hai ki aap jo bhi kare uske baare mein aapko sharmanaak hona chahiye. Jab woh aapko mehsoon kara sakte woh aap pe control paa sakte hain. This is one aspect of the conversation.”
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Bhatia went on to explain how in India, people often look down upon the idea of s*x. She added how people of the country are so repressed that they often look down upon the natural process. She added, “Jo itni pure cheez hai, ussi ko ham sabse gandi nazar se dekthe hai. Woh nazariya jo hai, wo ham sabko aise mehsoos karate hain that we have to be ashamed about that aspect of our lives – to hide and not discuss, or we can’t be open about that conversation.”
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Recalling SS Rajamouli’s explanation of the scene, Tamannaah added, “I remember when Rajamouli sir was explaining that entire sequence to me, he was like, ‘She is that divine feminine, who is wounded. She is beautiful. She is feminine. She wants to be loved. But she has gone through so much hardship in her life that she feels like she needs to push everybody away. She can’t let anybody inside because they will always take advantage of her. So, she holds boundaries. But, here, there is a young man who is merely trying to woo her to make her see how beautiful she is’.”
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Concluding her point, Tamannaah Bhatia denied the scene being termed as “the rape of Avantika.” She said, “I don’t think I take the burden of that and, as creative people, I don’t think it was the rape of Avantika. It was Avantika finding herself through a young man who was wooing her.”