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13 May, 2016

Actress Sharmila Tagore feels a real man is one who does not leave all the household chores to his wife.

She says it is necessary in this day and age for a man to share the workload with his significant other.

“Now we are all working women. Things are now changing and now we are ready and we want men to come forward and share the load. It’s not going to make you less of a man. I have seen Saif (Ali Khan, her son)…when he became father (how he shared the load),” said the National Award-winning actress, according Indian Express.

“It’s in everybody’s mind that this load sharing and this household chores need to be shared, do the laundry at home and help in household chores,” Tagore told reporters.

She went on to add, “To be a real man, I think you have to be supportive of each other and to be a real woman you have to be supportive of your man, and the man has to do the same thing, only then he would be a real man,”

Sharmila Tagore is definitely not all words. Her daughter Soha Ali Khan shared that she saw what she describes as she grew up:

“That kind of sharing the load is something that I have seen in my family growing up. Amma was a working wife and a mother. I have seen my father being very supportive of that and laundry was always my father’s department,” explains Soha.

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50 Shades of Khaki May 13, 2016 02:18pm
Meh
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divergence May 13, 2016 02:39pm
Something people haven't heard for the first time
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Parvez May 13, 2016 03:12pm
Absolutely true. One of the first lessons I taught my granddaughters ( I am fortunate to have all granddaughters ) when they saw me washing up in the kitchen was.....there is no shame in men doing house work after all I'm helping their nani, whom they love very much......it was an explanation that registered and was accepted.
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Sri May 13, 2016 03:25pm
Ok I believed that Mak did the laundry of the family and iron clothes
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Naveed I May 13, 2016 03:49pm
Thanks, do all the household chores alone and stay real woman.
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Mozart May 13, 2016 05:42pm
Right. Make us!
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sam May 13, 2016 05:55pm
so man is supposed to earn the bread and butter for home and then come back and do laundry and cooking. So what is woman supposed to do the entire day? And if there is a divorce man is still supposed to provide support for the x wife even when the relation is over. And if he has girl siblings at home is supposed to do everything he can to get the girl siblings to get married. Still the mother always have love and care for the daughter and not for the son who sacrifices everything for the family. Even when Titanic got sunk Ladies and children where saved and men where left to be drowned in the freezing ocean. Man is always left to be doomed...
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Yousuf May 13, 2016 06:32pm
There is no shame in men doing house work when required. But then it should not be the case when women are resting or watching tele while men are doing dish washing. Division of labor is important. It is in nature as well. Men are burdened with winning the bread while women are burdened with house making. If women can cope with house and work then it is well good. But if women cannot cope with both at the same time then house should be given priority.
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Shehroze May 13, 2016 07:42pm
If the man and the woman of the house are true equals, there should be no shame in truly sharing or dividing all responsibilities. Be it a man cooking for his wife and daughters or a mom earning for her husband and sons, or the other way around. We must realize that women are people too and there should not be burdned with the responsibility of raising a child alone. Rather it should be the responsibility of both the parents to raise their children or earn for the house. Only when both the man and the woman contribute truly and equally in all aspects towards their family will there be a united family.
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fahd May 13, 2016 08:46pm
Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) even used to help his wives in house hold chores.
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Baber Gul May 13, 2016 08:48pm
I do it ma'am even the my folks think I am under her thumb.
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ASH May 13, 2016 09:12pm
@Naveed I That is why Pakistan is where it should not be. Change your attitude towards women. Give them opportunities and they will prove they are better than you. It is not about muscle power.
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Bob May 13, 2016 10:53pm
@sam sorry Sam. Sha rmila was not referring to men who go to work and women who sit in the house all day. When both husband and wife are working, which is common now-a-days, it is better to share the household chores. I do the same in my house. It is better to be all rounders. In case of emergency you do not feel helpless.
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Zala May 14, 2016 12:43am
Oh wait! Did soha ali khan say that her nawab father use to do laundry. Come of it. Wealthy people don't do laundry. They have servants for it.
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Saira khan durrani May 14, 2016 03:10am
Does Saifu help Lareena?
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AXH May 14, 2016 07:14am
@sam - All I can say is that you should try to switch places with a woman who is a mother, a daughter and a wife and you will realize how wrong you are.
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vetranmd May 14, 2016 09:25am
Well for desis working in western world this is normal practice to share the household chores among the family members.Simply majority of us cannot afford the "massis"to come and get the house functioning.We love and enjoy it too.I love to do snow removal from driveway during winter and lawn mowing during summer.
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tamza May 14, 2016 10:03am
too many women want 'all the privileges' but few of the responsibilities of life. IF a woman is working outside the home, or has children and no in-home 'help' THEN I can understand this statement about 'men should help in the home'. Otherwise it is irresponsible on the part of the women. It is like women want 'full rights' to be in the military, but not be subject to mobilization. Not fair. Marriage is a 100-100% sharing 'commitment; BOTH parties must 'do all they can' -- note I didn't say 'equal' share. If you insist on 'equal' share you are already 'lost'.
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neutral May 14, 2016 10:13am
I have seen very few films she has worked in but one that appealed me most was " Mausam". Unforgettable.
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