All India Bakchod (AIB), a comedy troupe, has lately made it their business to call out everything sexist, ridiculous, and outrageous in their sketches, and they have done it again, this time collaborating with Kangana Ranaut.
The song titled ‘The Bollywood Diva Song‘ has the beats of ‘Chitiyaan Kalaiya Ve‘ but with lyrics calling out each and every trope that Bollywood follows when it comes to branding an outspoken actress a “diva”, punctuated with punchlines — ‘Cos I have vagina re’.
The video stars comedian and social media celebrity Varun Thakur playing the typical hero who is put on a pedestal, given the best lines and scenes, and also someone who is allowed to tweak the script to suit his fancy. He enters the scene with his entourage and gets an aarti done by the director à la Jaya Bachchan in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
The actress, who has been in the scene all along, is conveniently ignored and is asked to get her make-up, outfit, and smile ready because, that’s all she’s here to do. Especially considering her character is a scientist based in Poland, but like most Bollywood heroines, her boyfriend is all that matters.
Soon enough, Priya the actress leaves and enters Kangana who will not submit to patriarchy and misogyny. The dancer number is replaced with lyrics of the actress speaking her mind.
“I’m done dancing for all of you. Even baboons have broader minds than you all. Listen up and increase the depth/length of my role. Let me break the ceilings glass,” she sings, serenading the hero like most music videos.
And when reporters come knocking, asking her where she gets the “balls” to be so outspoken “like a man”, she mournfully looks at the camera and asks — “When did bravery start to be associated with manliness?”
Kangana has been the cynosure of all eyes ever since she called out Karan Johar the “flag-bearer of nepotism” and was also accused of stealing credits from a National Award writer like Apurva Asrani, in addition to being viewed as the villain in her alleged affair with Hrithik Roshan, and followed by other controversies.
This video, wherein she promotes her film Simran right at the end, is a fitting reply to all those who either called her “diva”, a “b*tch”, or even associating her boldness equal to a man’s.
Watch the full video here:
Feature Image: AIB’s Twitter page
