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

The actor will be playing a pregnant woman in the upcoming series ‘Ghost Stories’

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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