International Women’s Day: Sayani Gupta says, streets, homes, workplaces have to be safe for women

Mumbai, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Sayani Gupta has demanded improvement in women safety. The actress is known for her work in ‘Inside Edge’, the International Emmy-nominated show ‘Four More Shots Please’, ‘Jagga Jasoos’, ‘Zwigato’, and ‘Inside Edge’.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the actress spoke with IANS , and said that while things have improved for women in the society, there is a lot more to be done with regards to women safety.

She told IANS, “Things are changing, yes. But not to the extent it needs to. Women's safety is a huge issue. Our streets, homes and workplaces have to be safe. That will happen when the men are raised correctly. The impunity that are given to perpetrators of violence and abuse is appalling”.

Empathy and nurturing have long been considered a mark of womanhood. When asked how the nurturing side of your personality streamlines the artist in her, she said, “Irrespective of gender, you have to be deeply empathetic as an actor. And devoid of judgement. And as an artist there is a certain amount of innate empathy that one needs. You need to nurture the stories you set out to tell, the characters you are trying to portray and the set of people you are collaborating with. It all needs nurturing. Does being a woman come as an advantage? Absolutely, it does”.

Sayani, who is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. She made her film debut in ‘Second Marriage Dot Com’. She gained wider recognition for her performance in ‘Margarita with a Straw’, where she played Khanum, a blind activist.

The actress was recently seen in a negative character in season 3 of the International Emmy-winning show ‘Delhi Crime’.

Source: IANS