Calm Down Twitter, There’s Nothing Wrong With Amitabh’s ‘Pink’ Pic

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted a photo of Team ‘Pink’ minus any women and Twitter called it ironic. But is it, really?

Here’s what happened. Amitabh Bachchan tweeted a photo of the team behind the award-winning film, Pink.

T 2549 - The team of 'PINK' .. all in one frame .. and .. ALL, independent, individual .. NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS !!🙏 pic.twitter.com/uQV55nUQsO

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 16, 2017

Twitter noticed that a film about women empowerment does not have any photo of woman in it. And they called out the irony.

A national award winning film about women's dignity and rights but the celebration above has only meṅ in the frame. Wrong messaging sir

— Monica Jasuja (@jasuja) September 17, 2017

Can't see those three girls who lived independently, how they face society, how they face their morals. Pl repost with their pics too, sir

— rahul verma (@rahulverma08) September 16, 2017

if someone still says #Pink was about 'women empowerment', give them one tight slap https://t.co/jDoQDEnvAG

— Japleen Pasricha (@japna_p) September 17, 2017

A film on women with no woman in the frame.

— Shusmita Khan (@ShusmitaKhan) September 16, 2017

While it would be wonderful if a film about women empowerment, talking about their struggles was made by an all-women cast and crew (here’s to the team of Lipstick Under My Burkha), could we take a moment to appreciate the men behind Pink? A women-centric film which began the important discussion around women’s safety and why “no means no”.

Not the entire team of PINK. The three female protagonists- they would make it a TEAM.

— Murukesh Krishnan (@MURUKESHK) September 16, 2017

We need men and women; we need everyone on board to fight the evils of society.

So can we, for a moment, calm down Twitter?

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