Shekhar Suman speaks on courtesans and prostitutes

Mumbai: Actor Shekhar Suman is garnering accolades for his role of Zulfikar in the web series ‘Hiramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’. His acting is being liked a lot in this series. Only a few days have passed since the release of ‘Hiramandi’, but discussions about this show are not stopping.

‘Hiramandi’ is the story of courtesans. Manisha Koirala, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha and Sharmin Segal have played lead roles in this show. Shekhar Suman has an adult scene with Manisha Koirala in the series, who is in the news these days. Amidst the discussions about ‘Hiramandi’, Shekhar Suman has expressed his views on prostitution and courtesans in a recent interview.

Shekhar Suman spoke on women doing prostitution

In an interview given to Radio City, Shekhar Suman said that there is a difference between courtesans and women who work in prostitution. Courtesans are often misunderstood. They are considered prostitutes, which is wrong.

Shekhar Suman said that the society has looked at courtesans from this perspective. It has been said many times in the show that no woman comes into this quagmire of her own free will. The situation becomes such that he is forced to adopt this path. Despite all this, his contribution to the society is huge.

The Hiramandi actor said, “Where we come from, the kind of hunger that men have, the channelization of it, is why the society survives. (Society is safe because men get a chance to satisfy their sexual hunger through sex workers.)”

Shekhar Suman told the real meaning of ‘Hiramandi’

Shekhar Suman also told the real meaning of Hiramandi. He said that Hiramandi was the place where people used to go to learn manners, art and music. This was the finishing school, where children were sent, even the Nawab used to come to learn. Hiramandi’s contribution was huge, it was like an institution, but we have always looked at tawaifs from a different perspective. The actor said that there is no harm in being a courtesan. His contribution to the freedom movement was also shown in Hiramandi.