Everyone gets to talk because I'm out there doing my thing: Yasra Rizvi

Actor has responded to those questioning her participation in 'Dunk' after taking part in a series like 'Churails'

Popular actor Yasra Rizvi has penned an elaborate note in response to the questions that surfaced against her partcipation in Dunk, which Fahad Mustafa had called 'a tribute to every victim, falsely accused of sexual harassment."

Last week, Twitter had called supporters of Dunk and Fahad Mustafa 'rape apologists' as many pointed out that the serial would 'misrepresent reality by painting men as victims'.

But as several criticised Mustafa's 'tribute’, some also questioned Rizvi’s participation in this ‘tribute’ after taking part in a web series like Churails. The actor, however, has been subjected to criticism of similar nature previously, and so she has now relayed that people don't “really know" who she is and what she truly believes in.

 

 

 

 

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"Many saw Jugnu as a drunkard druggie who was selling behayai in the name of women empowerment and many think Saira [from Dunk] will cause serious negative repercussions for harassment victims because she is a character in a story about false allegations," said Yasra.

"No one really knows who I am and what I do every day, how I work, what I truly believe in. Many haven't watched Churails or will not watch all the 20 something episodes of Dunk, many don't know anything about my body of work and its detail to really understand what is it that I even stand for," she added.

"But everyone gets to talk because I am out there doing my thing, so talk away! Cheers to that!"

Actor Mansha Pasha commented in support of the Churails actor, slamming viewers for bullying Rizvi. "Actors aren't supposed to be your eco chambers," she said. “Yasra is a fantastic actress. And it’s sad that instead of celebrating her diverse work, she is being bullied because it doesn’t align with someone or the other’s belief system. Actors aren’t supposed to be your echo chambers,” asserted the celebrity.

Speaking of, Rizvi had spoken about the same in a post earlier when the trailer for Dunk had initially surfaced. “Actors playing rapists, murderers aren’t actually rapists, murderers,” she had said.

“This goes for all characters,” she added, clarifying that “the only job of an actor is to do justice to the character they are playing and depict it with authenticity. Not to justify the politics or the morality of the character to general public or take responsibility for a fictional performance in the real world.”

 

 

 

 

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To conclude her lesson, Rizvi remarked, “A realistic performance only makes them good at their job not target for public trial.”

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