Overview
- In a Feb. 17 interview with Shubhankar Mishra, the Panchayat actor said many Indian men still seek a “virgin wife.”
- She argued that claims of progress overlook realities where women continue rituals of deference such as covering their heads and touching in‑laws’ feet.
- She recounted a relative in Mumbai being told by her mother‑in‑law to remove a Sai Baba picture and display the in‑laws’ chosen guru.
- She said a niece was instructed by her mother‑in‑law not to keep a photo of her own family on her bedside table.
- She contended that urban progressive circles are a minority unrepresentative of “real India,” with her remarks published the same day by The Indian Express and News18.