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CANADA Newsline SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 | The Indian Eye 38

‘THANK YOU FOR COMING’ gets

standing ovation at TIFF

MANSI M. “The female pleasure be it sex-
Toronto ual, be it work, choosing your-
ndia’s feature film Thank you for self is considered bad,” says
Coming, got a standing ovation at
Ithis year’s Toronto International Ektaa Kapoor, producer of the
Film Festival (TIFF). Amidst cheers film. “Whenever you choose
and applause, the audience whole-
heartedly embraced the stars from yourself in life, the sacrifices
Bollywood, most notably renowned supposedly is the best virtue in
actor Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Million-
aire, Dil Dhadakne Do) and Bhumi a woman. This is about a wom-
Pednekar, the lead in the film. an choosing herself, choosing
Presented at Roy Thomson Hall
as a Gala Premiere at TIFF, the red her own pleasure and realiz-
carpet was surrounded by hundreds ing that the validation she ex-
of people as they waited patiently
for a glimpse of the stars. A huge pects from the outside world,
cheer went up as Kapoor arrived, ac- boys especially, is not import-
companied by a bhangra group and
dhol, driving the crowds berserk with ant. Happiness is in your own
excitement. The lead of the film hands.”
Pednekar also arrived with the rest of a satisfying love match. But never cologist, who is a single mother, tells
the gang including audience favou- been able to have an orgasm. This her that the key to happiness is her- First time feature director Bool-
rite Shehnaaz Gill and influencers becomes so damaging to her self-im- self, and that 70 per cent of women ani says it was very important to tell
Dolly Singh, Shibani Bedi and Kusha age that she is about to throw away have never had an orgasm as 90 per the story and the girls in the star cast
Kapila, looking chic and gorgeous in her dreams of a fairy tale romance cent of men don’t know how to do it. bonded very well with each other.
their attire. Accompanying them was and settle for a devoted but painfully While the film deals with a ma- “There were several story sit-
producer Ektaa Kapoor and director dull suitor. She finally has an orgasm ture subject, it is dealt very light tings,” said Boolani. “I was lurking
Karan Boolani. but now she needs to know who got heartedly in the film, drawing a lot on the outside and I was hearing
The story of the film revolves her there. The search for the truth of laughter. Pednekar, who has been
around Kanika Kapoor (Pednekar) causes her go on a journey to all her acting for just 7 years and has won 26 them laugh and cry, high five each
other and it felt like they were so
who at 32, is a smart, successful and suiters until she discovers she herself acting awards, brings her comic tim- honest with themselves in the pro-
respected food blogger in Delhi. She is responsible. ing to play as she performs the role cess. It felt like I made it in their
has spent her entire adult life seeking Meanwhile, her mother, a gynae- of Kapoor.
WhatsApp group.

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