Mumbai: A historic legislation criminalising instant triple talaq among Muslims received Parliament's nod on Tuesday. The move will provide a much-awaited relief to the women of the minority community by ending the "archaic and medieval" practice. While the government is yet to see a smooth sailing in the Upper House to outlaw triple talaq, here is a look at the reflection of instant divorce among Muslims in Hindi cinema.
As the Parliament passed the triple talaq bill, Raj Babbar, an actor and senior Congress leader termed the passage of bill as "historic mistake”. The same actor in his prime starred in 1982 released 'Nikaah' which depicted complex aftermath of the divorce which entangles lives of three leading characters of the film essayed by Deepak Parashar, Salma Agha and Babbar.
In 2017, national award-winning director Shivaji Loton Patil raised the issue of triple talaq in his directorial 'Halal'. Amol Kagne, Chinmay Mandelkar, Pritam Kagne and Priyadarshan Jadhav collaborated to shed light upon the trials and tribulations that women in our society have gone through. The film did rounds of the film festivals including Cannes.
Aleena Khan came up with 'Code Blue', which was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival this year.
Featuring Alok Nath, Rishi Bhutani, Sushmita Mukerji and Aleena in the lead role, 'Code Blue' is about fight of womanhood; it is not political, religion or caste-based fight. It is about survival and living a dignified life.
Late filmmaker and actor Lekh Tandon too concluded his filmography with 'Phir Ussi Mod Par'. His final outing as a director got posthumously released on International Women's Day this year.