India, March 7 -- Filmmaker Arati Kadav, who helmed Mrs, has spoken about the Karwa Chauth sequence in the film. Speaking with Indian Express, Arati said that Bollywood's portrayal of the ritual bothers her, adding that it "has glorified the ritual, turning it into something celebratory and even gender-neutral" when it is not so in reality. (Also Read | Mrs actor Nishant Dahiya says he's getting abusive messages from men, not women: 'Go and eat rat poison')

Talking about the Indian festival of Karwa Chauth, Arati said that she felt it was "the most fitting cultural touchpoint" to feature in Mrs. Arati said, "First of all, in today's climate, making overt religious statements isn't as easy. What the original did was phenomenal, but it was...