New Delhi, India – As the summer heat dey rise, one film don burst enter our eye: ‘Aap Jaisa Koi.’ Na film wey wey long pass Bollywood typical love story, e don come show us how patriarchy dey operate for some homes. With correct dialogues wey go make you reason before you laugh, one particular line don gather attention: ‘Hote kaun hai aap allow karne vale?’ No be joke, e be like slap for face of both men and women wey dey play the patriarchal game.
Dey talk about naijability of marriage, the movie hammer on say man no be ruler of woman own body or decisions. As the wife talk am, ‘Hote kaun hain aap allow karne vale? Dhande aur makaan ki authority aapki hai. Kisi ke swambhiman ki nahi.’ Na so the movie use one simple scene to pack heavy commentary on how gender roles don scatter.
The film, captured by Manish Chaudhari and Ayesha Raza, don dey tell story wey go past the love gist. E do pass mere romantic comedy, carry the weight of everyday misogyny, like that gbas gbos for home when man dey feel say him get authority over woman, because wahala dey when woman no show dem believe for that culture.
The message wey the film dey carry come dey semantic levels, as the woman dey highlight say financial freedom na key to independence. For her own words, she dey grind spice and hustle under sun, ‘taaki ek din koi uthke humse ye na keh sakein ki hum tumko kaam karne ke liye allow kiye the.’ (So that one day nobody go wake up and say dem allow her to work). Dis no be minor matter o, na societal breakdown! Na this na theatre of the oppressed wey everybody dey try dramatize.
With this film, E dey bring question wey we suppose face—how many men dey carry that mindset wey family dey operate like an empire? And how many women na feel say dem need permission to thrive? Na time to redefine the narrative. Na through discussions like these we fit open the door for others to join the movement wey go end the tyranny of twisted masculinity.
‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ no just dey challenge onscreen culture, e dey face culture frontally, shining light on deep-rooted issues wey sit down for our family compound, for chai breaks, and night gists. The portrayal dey even more important as e fall within the conversation wey dey revolve around consent and emotional labor,’ na wetin dis film dey remind us.
As e don drop for cinema, the film na timeless reminder say, our independence no suppose come with addendum of permission. Na wetin we go take and transform this kind old talk for new talk, instead of just dey watch romance wey dey set agenda for patriarchal norm.
For ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’, laughter fit get serious undertone, but na this kind talk wey keep matter fresh for mind. Na film wey fit capture heart and make you think well about the meaning of love, and how e dey evolve. As we dey hash out love everyday, feel free to catch this movie wey don carry light for dark corner!
