Need both male, female gaze to create rounded characters: 'Thappad' co-writer Mrunmayee

Thapp co-writer Mrunmayee Lagoo says to create a humane character, it's important to have a balance of male and female gaze while writing part. Mrunmayee, who has teamed up with filmmaker Anubhav Sinha for Taapsee Pannu-starrer, believes conversation about male and female gaze has picked up steam in recent times.

"Specially, when it's a film with a woman protagonist, it comes up even more. We h a lot of arguments which were t because of a difference of opinions but about an aestic choice of how to do something," Mrunmayee said.

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writer was speaking at a special screening of "Thapp", attended by cast and crew. session was moderated by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Mrunmayee said Anubhav, with his gaze, gave ar dimension to Taapsee's le character of Amrita.

"For me, learning was, when Anubhav was handling Amrita's character on set, I was looking at her in a certain way, which was my informed thinking of how this kind of a woman should be. He h a different interesting view about her. He saw her as someone who could be flawed as well."

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writer said Anubhav's different perspective was "one of biggest contributions of male gaze."

"For creating Amrita as a well rounded character, I feel whatever gaze is, it's important for both male and female writers to be able to imagine it from both perspectives...Be it a female protagonist or a male, character doesn't reach any completion with just one gaze," she ded.

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"Thapp" features Taapsee playing an educated, upper-middle-class woman who is forced to take stock of her relationship after being slapped by her husband. Taapsee's character in film is a housewife by choice and Anubhav said it was worth exploring to see how woman of today takes that decision.

"We also wanted to see housewives as t out of compulsion, some women can choose to be a housewife and be a happy one. People think if a woman is a housewife, she is deprived, which isn't case," he said.

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director said putting women on a pedestal is also a trap by patriarchy.

"It is also a trap, this is a big fraud which has happened with women. Patriarchy has inflicted such immense fraud upon women. That you are goddess, you're on a pedestal, your tolerance limit is much more, it's your responsibility to save a house," filmmaker ded.

"Thapp" is scheduled to release this Friday.