Arjun Rampal is currently shooting for ‘Dhaakad’ also starring Kangana Ranaut. The actor has now signed a new project that revolves around the serious issue of rape.
The project has been titled ‘The Rapist’ and will also star Konkona Sensharma alongside the actor, Konkona’s mother, filmmaker Aparna Sen is directing the project under the banner of Applause Entertainment.
Aparna in a statement said, “The Rapist is a hard-hitting drama that examines how much of society is responsible for producing rapists. It’s about the victim’s trauma, the circumstances, and how a woman deals with it. The pre-production has already started and will get off the ground officially in March,”.
The movie will to be mostly presenting socio-political realities in the most sensible manner. It’s expected to be as political and outspoken film.
Speaking about the same, Aparna said, “Women never came forward to denounce their rapists because they knew it would be useless and it would be they who would be held responsible anyway. Often they would not speak up for fear of breaking up the family. Today, the situation has changed radically. There are strong laws in workplaces where sexual abuse is taken very seriously and strong action is taken against the perpetrators. Women are much more ready to come forward and denounce their rapists today.”
