Hum TV has unveiled the trailer of its upcoming feature film Bin Roye starring Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed in leading roles.
The film is based on best-selling Urdu novel Bin Roye Aansoo by Farhat Ishtiaq who had also penned the novel Mahira’s blockbuster drama Humsafar – the
drama that made Mahira a household name along with co-star Fawad Khan.
The film has been produced by Momina Duraid and has been directed by
Haissam Hussain, who is known for his critically acclaimed plays such
as Dastaan, Durr-e-Shahwar and Aunn Zara.
The film also stars seasoned actors Javed Sheikh, and Zeba Bakhtiar alongside Armeena Rana Khan in her first film role.
Bin Roye – Exclusive Trailer Released
The story revolves around a love-hate relationship between Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan, who is forced to marry him after the death of his first wife — Mahira’s sister — played by Armeena Khan.
Meanwhile, Mahira was in Dubai this week for the 3rd HUM TV awards where she bagged the Best Actress award for drama serial Sadqay Tumhare and an award for best on- screen couple with her co-star Adnan Malik.
Although Bollywood's attitude towards sex may have undergone some changes, it remains awkwardly coy and that can be frustrating for its younger audiences. Prakhar, a 19-year-old chartered accountancy student from Faridabad, points out that even the word 'sex' is hardly uttered in films. He believes cinema's inability to show it in a progressive fashion has a major part to play in the the way sexuality is perceived.
Aditi, a 20-year-old student at LSR, says she has issues with the censor board and also with the depiction of sex on screen, which has changed over the ages. "Earlier it used to two flowers touching, today it's bed scenes. But I don't know how realistic that is. It all goes back to exaggerated perfection," she said. It doesn't strike her as odd that she expects commercial entertainment to present a realistic portrayal of romance, especially since Bollywood films rarely make any pretence of being rooted in reality.
Perhaps the reason there's an expectation of realism is that at one fundamental level, the movies do have a pulse on society: the power dynamic between sexes. "Cinema justifies the male being the dominant one in the relationship, women are shown to be submissive," Aditi pointed out. "It is present in real life but films, somehow, glamourise it. Because of that portrayal, teenage girls may think that is the only way to find pleasure and thus they would internalise subjugation."
It's worth noting what Dr. Shetty pointed out: a lot of films and sensuous content around us depict the 'woman on top', both literally as well as metaphorically. While equality on-screen may be too much to expect, the power balance appears to be getting redressed subtly but surely.
It's precisely because almost every film, irrespective of genre, has a romantic angle that popular cinema's engagement with sex and sexuality is an important subject. Filmi love and sexual attraction are absorbed by not just adults and teenagers, but also children since movie-going is often a family affair. "Sixth standard kids are dating these days," said Tushali. "Obviously, they don't have their own understanding of love. It comes from movies, TV shows around them. The initial understanding of love comes from movies. However, it is gradually rectified with experience."
The film also stars seasoned actors Javed Sheikh, and Zeba Bakhtiar alongside Armeena Rana Khan in her first film role.
Bin Roye – Exclusive Trailer Released
The story revolves around a love-hate relationship between Humayun Saeed and Mahira Khan, who is forced to marry him after the death of his first wife — Mahira’s sister — played by Armeena Khan.
Meanwhile, Mahira was in Dubai this week for the 3rd HUM TV awards where she bagged the Best Actress award for drama serial Sadqay Tumhare and an award for best on- screen couple with her co-star Adnan Malik.
Although Bollywood's attitude towards sex may have undergone some changes, it remains awkwardly coy and that can be frustrating for its younger audiences. Prakhar, a 19-year-old chartered accountancy student from Faridabad, points out that even the word 'sex' is hardly uttered in films. He believes cinema's inability to show it in a progressive fashion has a major part to play in the the way sexuality is perceived.
Aditi, a 20-year-old student at LSR, says she has issues with the censor board and also with the depiction of sex on screen, which has changed over the ages. "Earlier it used to two flowers touching, today it's bed scenes. But I don't know how realistic that is. It all goes back to exaggerated perfection," she said. It doesn't strike her as odd that she expects commercial entertainment to present a realistic portrayal of romance, especially since Bollywood films rarely make any pretence of being rooted in reality.
Perhaps the reason there's an expectation of realism is that at one fundamental level, the movies do have a pulse on society: the power dynamic between sexes. "Cinema justifies the male being the dominant one in the relationship, women are shown to be submissive," Aditi pointed out. "It is present in real life but films, somehow, glamourise it. Because of that portrayal, teenage girls may think that is the only way to find pleasure and thus they would internalise subjugation."
It's worth noting what Dr. Shetty pointed out: a lot of films and sensuous content around us depict the 'woman on top', both literally as well as metaphorically. While equality on-screen may be too much to expect, the power balance appears to be getting redressed subtly but surely.
It's precisely because almost every film, irrespective of genre, has a romantic angle that popular cinema's engagement with sex and sexuality is an important subject. Filmi love and sexual attraction are absorbed by not just adults and teenagers, but also children since movie-going is often a family affair. "Sixth standard kids are dating these days," said Tushali. "Obviously, they don't have their own understanding of love. It comes from movies, TV shows around them. The initial understanding of love comes from movies. However, it is gradually rectified with experience."
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