Mumbai: Actress and Bigg Boss OTT 2 fame Pooja Bhatt attended the trailer launch of the upcoming film Tippsy, directed by her best friend, actor Deepak Tijori, who also stars in it. During the programme, Pooja spoke openly about her alcohol addiction and said that times have changed so much today that films have started showing the vulnerable side of women.
Pooja said that being an alcoholic is not limited to men only. “The fact that I can stand on this platform and speak unabashedly about alcohol addiction at one point, and the fact that I have now been sober for seven and a half years, only proves one thing: that drunk Being a drunk and being a sober man “There is a place for women too,” he said.
She added, “We women can also drink, we get fixated, we feel pain and experience loneliness. Plus, we can out-drink most men because our pain tolerance is so high In today’s time and era of high stress, work pressure and other problems, no matter what profession a person is in, the drink is recommended for some people, it is disastrous for others. Maybe. I’m glad it’s just fun and games with the women leading the film and not a male perspective.”
On how the representation of women in cinema has changed, Pooja said, “Times have really changed. Now, women can stand up and show all aspects of themselves. They are not just Sati-Savitri, but they are able to falter. “Wali is also there.” And they fall, but then they pick themselves up, I am one of them.
For those unaware, the film Tippi is the story of five women who get thrown into the mess of a lifetime after getting drunk during a bachelorette trip to Goa and when they wake up they have no memory of the previous night’s events and a dead body. Doesn’t happen. In their swimming pool. This film is going to be released on the silver screen on May 10.
