Vidya Balan has said that she does not buy into the idea ‘do jism ek jaan (two bodies yet one soul).’ The actress noted that it appears from the phrase that both the partners will infuse into one soul. In any case, the fact of the matter is quite different and the man’s identity that engulfs the woman’s life as well.
Vidya said that she doesn’t buy it when people praise a newlywed couple by telling them they are now’do jism ek jaan.’ She added that she has additionally cautioned others about not believing in the myth.
The actor told Indian Express about the gender imbalance in society, “I keep telling people, for example, when a couple gets married, people use sentences like ‘do jism ek jaan (two bodies but one soul)’ and I keep saying ‘listen, please don’t buy into that because do jism aur aadmi ki jaan, humari jaan rehti nahi hai (it’s two bodies and the man’s soul, women are not present)’.”
Vidya, who was as of late seen as a lead in the investigation thriller Jalsa alongside Shefali Shah, noted that a same imbalance could be seen in the representation of women on the screen also. Nonetheless, things are changing in the way women are portrayed. She said, “I feel there is a change in the way we women are looking at ourselves, what we want from our lives, and how we are going about getting it. That also finds translation on screen.”