Ratna Pathak Shah On Her Relationship With Naseeruddin Shah | The Male Feminist

Ratna Pathak Shah talks about her relationship with Naseeruddin Shah and how she used to bully Supriya Pathak during childhood. She shares how her upbringing defied societal norms, thanks to her progressive parents, who never discriminated between Supriya and her and encouraged both sisters to learn to drive. She recalls her grandmother's reaction to the birth of two granddaughters.

Ratna Pathak Shah with Siddharth Aalambayan for the 75th episode of 'The Male Feminist'
Location courtesy: Mitron Bandra

1:20 - Was Mumbai safe?
1:48 - Eve teasing incidents
2:12 - Delhi is unsafe for women
2:50 - Family being against girl child
3:15 - Influence of their mother
3:30 - Ratna Pathak’s father was a liberal man
4:00 - No gender discrimination at home
5:08 - Motivation from home
5:35 - Ratna Pathak’s father was unhappy with marriage
6:00 - Ratna Pathak’s mom being Naseeruddin’s Bestfriend
6:10 - In laws never asked to ‘Convert’
6:28 - Supportive in-laws
6:55 - Hacks for a successful marriage
7:35 - Naseeruddin coming from a traditional background
7:56 - Ratna Pathak on not having gender roles after marriage
8:08 - No labels in relationships
8:20 - Ratna Pathak and Naseeruddin Shah as parents
8:35 - Ratna Pathak on kids growing up backstage
9:18 - Being a mother of 2 boys
9:46 - Imparting period and sex education to boys
10:00 - Parsis are not cool about menstruation
10:20 - Getting sex education from books & gossip
11:10 - Didn’t want to know sons’ love life!
12:08 - Having Supriya Pathak as a sister
12:25 - Ratna being an emotional bully to Supriya
12:50 - Comparison between Ratna & Supriya on sets
14:00 - Breaking stereotypes
15:25 - Portrayal of women in films was very limited
16:30 - Sexualization of women in movies
17:05 - Lipstick Under My Burkha
18:35 - It’s not easy for men to stand up
19:15 - Kaamwali Bais are an inspiration
20:50 - Old fashioned ideas of men and women
21:25 - “Main Mard Hoon” dialogue in Sarabhai VS Sarabhai
22:50 - Pay disparity during Sarabhai VS Sarabhai
23:50 - Consenting adults having sex is not wrong
25:10 - Idea of a modern woman today
25:30 - Feminism
26:10 - Changes during menopause
27:54 - Red flags
28:42 - Green flags
29:00 - Message to your 16-year-old self

[joyouslife]

She’s a delight to watch every time she’s on an interview! Wisdom, dignity and strong persona do come very rare these days and she’s one of them for sure.

[ushabhat]

You are one interviewer who stands different, matured and knows what to ask the opposite person based on their life experiences and make them open up. Thanks for such conversations which brings awareness.

[subhradharbiswas]

Why label relationships..actually this is what spirituality teaches us, and believe me once we put it into our daily life being life's great!
Thank you hautterfly for bringing her and the candid show is just amazing 😊

[KukrejaLata]

Everyone loves her bindaas attitude towards life and people's ideology in our society BOLD with brains

[harman.]

She, her husband and Javed Sahab are one of the few people I can listen to endlessly. So much Love and Respect for. ❤

[mayak]

Wonderful conversation...she's always a delight to listen to ...so uninhibited

[anitafernandes]

Love listening to her! Everything she says is absolutely true. We need to see her in some good roles on the OTT platform.

[HarshitaDeshpande]

I just adore her.. She is not just a very good actress but an awesome and sensitive human too. Her interviews are way too good. ❤

[chayasadler]

I love listening to Ratna Pathak Shah...Sarabhai vs Sarabhai was so much fun to watch...

[rajyavardhanshetty]

I love this lady ...oh ..god.. where has this breed of artists gone...

[panigrahiruchika]

The moment she said just the groping and touching she lost the charm. Kudos to the interviewer for pointing that up. Keep up Mr Siddharth

[__Reena_P]

Amazing woman, amazing interview!!🎉🥳
Ratna Ji is in excellent epitome of the modern thinking woman!!👏🏻👏🏻
I totally can relate to her…👍🏻
Love from London ❤️

[getify]

Shes wonderful to listen to....well articulated wisdom.
Kudos to the interviewer - you allow your guest to speak and ask just the right questions at the right time.

[sugandhadogra]

Meanwhile Monisha, Mummuji wahan gae he they toh free ki coffee pi aate ! 😂

[shwetz]

Loved the interview!!! She is amazing and always a delight to listen to. Also must mention with appreciation is the end where he just asks and then goes to hug and does not take liberty to move forward and hug. That says a lot! 😊

[junaidtipu]

Ratna ji is absolute love and delight to watch .... loved the entire interview

[robustguy]

First thing as per Islam, if somebody has to marry muslim man or woman then he or she has to convert first otherwise that nikaah will not called jaayaz, second if Ratna is not converted but her children name are muslim and follow islam faith, So naak idhar se pakdo ya udhar se pakdo

[abhinavrana]

Was waiting to see Ratna Mam on the show. ♥️🤌🏻
Thanks Siddhaarth for bringing her. ✨🌻

[gaganwadhwa]

Very nice interview 👌👌
Great Conversation 👍👍

[SpahnHart]

I have never ever enjoyed an interview as much as this one. Ratnaji's frankness is refreshing. What I really liked is that the interviewer openly talks about the patriarchal issues. Keep it up. It would be great to see what you would make LGBTQI+ issues through your interviews.