Shehnaaz Gill Calls Women's Reservation Bill a 'Great Step', Says 'It Will Change a Lot In Our Country'

Shehnaaz Gill visited the new parliament builing on Wednesday, September 20. The actress was also accompanied by her Thank You For Coming co-stars Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi and Dolly Singh. Following their visit, Shehnaaz called the parliament block beautiful and talked about the proposed Women’s Reservation Bill too. She mentioned that the bill is a ‘great step’ and added that it hints towards the progress of the country.

“It is a great step. I am a woman. If we are given rights and equal treatment, even parents too will support girls. I come from a small village. The girls are married off so that they get settled. But after this, if girls and boys are treated as equals, a lot of things in the country will change,” Shehnaaz told the news agency ANI.

Shibani Bedi also added, “This is a beautiful moment, a landmark moment in history. The passage of this Bill — women from all facets of life will get a chance to be a part of the law-making process. So, I think it is a great development.”

Dolly Singh also shared that visiting the new parliament building was a lifetime experience. “It is important for women leaders and women to go ahead. For that, I feel elated. I also had the opportunity to visit the Parliament and we even got to attend a session. It was once in a lifetime opportunity,” she told the news agency.

Prior to Shehnaaz and her co-stars, Kangana Ranaut and Esha Gupta also visited the Parliament on Tuesday (September 19) and called the proposed Women’s Reservation Bill ‘historic’.

Meanwhile, talking about Thank You For Coming, the film is directed by Karan Boolani and is produced by Rhea Kapoor. The film recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Thank You For Coming features Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Kusha Kapila, Dolly Singh, Shibani Bedi and Anil Kapoor in key roles. The film was first premiered at the festival on Friday, September 15 and then on Saturday, September 16.