MUMBAI: Divyanka Tripathi refuses to play the roles of "helpless and submissive" women on screen. The actor, known for her work in Banoo Mai Teri Dulhann, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, and Coldd Lassi Aur Chicken Masala among others, said she would like to portray strong women characters who could empower other women.

She added that she believes women are beyond the archetype of ‘helpless’ and obedient characters that they are often portrayed as on Indian television.

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She said, "I don't want to play the role of a submissive, helpless woman, because women are beyond that now, we are living in such an era in India where phones have reached the most rural areas and that means there is awareness. If I do such a role that shows that women are still being subjected to atrocities or are only taking care of their family and that is all that her being becomes, this limits the strength of women and their entity. I want to do something beyond that."

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The 37-year-old added that she wants to show women as ‘multi-taskers’. She said, "I want to make them aware and have them know that they are more powerful than the society portrays them to be. We are prepped for everything, we women are multi-taskers and that is what I want to show.'' 

Credit: Hindustan Times