India, June 20 -- Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has taken a dim view of those who feel 'comfortable' while wearing the burqa or being in a purdah, two pieces of clothing he associates with a degeneration and regression in society. In a recent interview, the filmmaker said that those who feel comfortable in these are 'victimised' internally.

Imtiaz, whose Partition drama Main Vaapas Aaunga recently released, spoke to Samdish Bhatia on his podcast, where the conversation ranged from the Partition to patriarchy. At one point, the filmmaker said, "I don't like when someone says 'I am comfortable in my Burqa. I am comfortable in my parda'. It's a degenerated society; if you feel like this, it's not okay. It means that you have become so victimised in ...