Society often makes a woman feel apologetic post miscarriage: Sobhita Dhulipala

Featured in the short directed by Anurag Kashyap in the upcoming Netflix anthology Ghost Stories, Bollywood actor Sobhita Dhulipala will be seen playing a traumatised pregnant woman, according to News18.

In a recent interview, the actor spoke about the suffering surrounding miscarriages and how the society treats a woman, who is – in turn – made to feel apologetic for the incident.

Sobhita shared, "It is an interesting story and I know that it is a reality for so many people. It is a very intimate and a very internal feeling yet very universal. When a woman loses a child - that is if a miscarriage happens - she goes through a trauma. On top of that, her upbringing and social conditioning makes her apologetic about her existence for the rest of her life. If a woman fails to give birth, society looks at her as if she is not woman enough - as if she does not deserve the life she has. It is not a reality for one section of society. It is universal.”

The Bard of Blood star explained, "I have no first-hand experience of parenthood or miscarriage but I have seen people who have gone into depression after miscarriage, and seen society makes it worse for them to deal with the trauma. They turn it into a taboo, there is shame attached to it, but why? When society shames a woman, the realisation of it makes you move.”

Sobhita’s short in Ghost Stories revolves around the bond between a little boy and his pregnant maternal aunt who is desperately waiting for her child to be born, having suffered a miscarriage in the past. The upcoming production consists of four short films directed by Anurag along with Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee and Zoya Akhtar – much like their last venture together, Lust Stories. The series streams on Netflix from January 1, 2020. 

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