There came a time when I decided I needed to show what a woman can do’ – Stuntwoman Geeta Tandon
~Culture Machine releases an inspiring video on her courageous journey on Blush channel~
Blush, the lifestyle channel for women from Culture Machine released a documentary titled ‘Geeta’ directed by Joyna Mukherjee today, featuring the incredible life story of one of the few stuntwomen in Bollywood – Geeta Tandon – in their Blush Originals series .
We hail from a patriarchal society where women have time and again been subjugated for being the ‘weaker sex’. In this frank tell-all tale from Blush, Geeta comes forth to talk about overcoming dreadful experiences in life from child marriage, marital rape, abuse and overcoming poverty to become one of the most successful stuntwoman of Bollywood.
The stirring narrative follows Geeta talking about her life from the age of 15 when she was married off to an alcoholic and from then on the torment of daily abuse and rape began. A brave Geeta decided to walk out of the marriage at the age of 20 with two young children in tow without shelter or financial aid. She got through odd jobs and was almost duped into becoming a commercial sex worker but her strength and resilience never wavered. Geeta refused to give into society’s ugly belly and built a career and life for herself and her children on her principles.
Talking about the video, Geeta Tandon said, “Life is very beautiful but very short. There are a lot of ups and downs in it, some highs, some lows, but keep crossing all of them and living. Giving up on life has never been and should never be the solution.”
Culture Machine’s digital channel Blush, released a statement, “Geeta is a very inspiring woman and it has been a great honor for us at to have worked with such an incredible human being. We look up to her and hope that with her story, we can inspire others to overcome their fears and oppressors”.
Geeta Tandon has come a long way from being a cook in a mess to a dancer in Bhangra troupe and finally as one of Bollywood’s most successful stuntwoman. During her journey as a stuntwoman, Geeta has body doubled for many leading ladies including Kareena Kapoor Khan, Parineeti Chopra, Malaika Arora Khan, Deepika Padukone amongst others. She now owns a flat of her own in Mumbai and has brought up her children single handedly. Geeta aspires to become India’s first female Action director one day.
