India, March 21 -- The complexities of masculinity, both on- and off-screen, depiction of gender violence in cinema, and the creative responsibility of all involved became the main focus of the evening as actor-activist Rahul Bose joined Sara Abdullah in the Capital on Wednesday for a fireside chat at CEQUIN's Mardon Wali Baat: Unlearnt and Rescripted.

The role of cinema in shaping social consciousness has always been highlighted, especially in light of how male characters are portrayed and presented of late. "Cinema is a very faithful younger sister or brother of society. As soon as the elder brother does something, we latch on to a trend. That's it. We don't create a trend, we latch on to the trend," he said, adding that the films refl...