Khan’s recent bring in Cocktail promotes the fact that even if there are girls who frequently drink and smoke and do not follow the rules of life, it is the good girl who dresses in a salwarkameez and cooks good food who gets the guy! But if you look at the present day scenario in colleges, or even 15 years back, it is the smart, flirtatious and manipulative woman who changes boyfriends easily, finally settles down with the right guy and enjoys marital bliss with kids. And the good girl who is the Bhartiya Naari modelis still hoping she will find her Prince Charming someday. It is time filmmakers understand that it is the bad girl as they try to represent in their film who actually wins. She manipulates the good guy, wins him over from the good girl, sleeps with him before marriage and makes him want to be with her then let him pass away as Deepika Padukone does in the film.
Seema Majumdar, a single woman in her late 30s is a independent writer and feels that gone are the days when guys opted for a woman who will wait for him to come home and serve hot dinner to him. She says, “In my group of buddies, it was always the girl who was independent in her thinking, partied till the wee hours of the morning, smoked and drank like there was no tomorrow, who easily trapped the good guy and married him. In fact, she even stole my boyfriend and happily lived with him. Today a guy will absolutely not like a girl who does not show off her body, who takes time to go out on a date with him, plays the ‘guessing’ game or just thinks of commitment and marriage.” With the Indian woman becoming financially independent and being vocal about her choices whether it is a life partner or her sexual wants, it is no wonder that the man is also wanting to explore life with a girl who lives life on the wild side.
Gaurang Shah, a specialized has no qualms in living-in with a girl and is absolutely not wanting to be with soBad Girlsmeone who has very traditional views on marriage and partnership. “All this talk of a girl being ideal to take home to mother is passe now. I am very open to the idea of being with someone who might be having different ways of living life as long as she is faithful to me and believes in equal partnership. If she hopes to drink and go clubbing then I guess she should also be open to my bachelor parties.” While earlier the man preferred to have fun with such women and finally settle down with a gharelu woman is something that no longer happens now.
The gharelu woman thing is something that is looked down upon both in the east and west. The girl must have a career, go hanging out with the guy using mini dresses, share a drink and be open to newer ideas in life.
