'Ki and Ka is Not a Documentary on Women's Empowerment': Kareena Kapoor Khan

 

Just when we along with various other forms of media have been hailing R Balki’s upcoming film Ki and Ka as a revolutionary idea that experiments with role reversal and banishing gender roles and stereotypes, Balki’s actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, known for not mincing her words, had gone ahead and dropped a bombshell!
Given that the film is releasing on fool’s day, one could be forgiven for wondering if this is another prank. But Bebo is dead serious when she says that Ki and Ka is not really trying to bring about any change in society.  The 35-year-old actress who is promoting the film along with Arjun Kapoor says, “Films are a medium of entertainment first. This movie is not a documentary on women empowerment or gender equality or is aimed to bring about a change in the society. People can see the film and enjoy it and if after watching it they take back so message that’s an add-on. But this movie is nowhere a revolution,” Kareena told reporters. 
The movie stars Arjun, 30, as Kabir, who decides to be a homemaker while, his wife pursues high-climbing corporate job. The makers initially focused on the unusual storyline of the movie but Arjun says it is more about freedom of choice than on gender equality. “The film is not dedicated to women empowerment. It is about the society, which should treat men and women equally. Everyone should be free to make choices. We are not the torchbearers of women empowerment. I feel women are very empowered and we need to respect that,” Arjun said. 
Balki also agreed with the lead pair saying that he never wrote any of his stories with an intention to give a social message. “I have never ever made a film with a message. I don’t write a film keeping in mind the social issues. I just want to tell a story, which is entertaining and fun. In the process of telling the story, if somebody gets a message well and good. But I think the fundamental purpose of the film is entertainment,” he said.