TIL Desk Bollywood/ In her new film “Bhoomi”, Aditi Rao Hydari is cast as Sanjay Dutts daughter. The two have come away feeling bonded beyond the camera. Aditi is already feeling the pangs of separation.
“The shooting in Agra was very very tough in terms of the crowds and other on-location problems. Just having Sanjay Sir around made me feel so comforted. I wouldn’t say he was just protective about me.
That he was for sure. But there was a lot more in the way he lightened up the atmosphere on location during the shooting of the tense drama with talks on food and friends and family. He just made life so much easier,” she said. Aditi feels “Bhoomi” will play a significant part in reversing gender stereotypes.
“Normally we see only the mother being so protective about her daughter. This is a rare instance of a father doing all the things that mothers are traditionally shown doing. Why should the responsibilities of parents be gender-based…father does certain things, mother does the rest…Why can’t both parents share all the responsibilities. Sanjay Sir plays both my mother and father,” she said.