‘Women like Ratna Pathak Shah question Indian sanskriti’: Sarabhai vs Sarabhai co-star Rajesh Kumar reacts to her Karva Chauth comments

Rajesh also hinted at how some people form opinions without having expert knowledge on certain subjects. He said, “These things have been followed for a long time. We don’t know about this that’s why it is wrong, this thinking is wrong. If you admit that you don’t know then there is a possibility of you learning new things. When you say that you know anything then everything is over. Opinions are formed only when you don’t have specific knowledge about a subject.”

Back in 2022, Ratna Pathak Shah faced social media trolling after questioning the practice of Karva Chauth. Speaking to Pinkvilla, she had said, “Our society is becoming extremely conservative. I feel that very strongly. We are becoming superstitious, we are being forced into accepting and making religion a very important part of one’s life. Suddenly everyone’s talking about, ‘Karva Chauth ka vrat nai kar rahe hai aap?’. Till today no one has asked me this, last year was the first time someone asked me about it.”

“I said, ‘Pagal hun main?’ Isn’t it appalling that modern educated women do Karva Chauth, praying for the lives of husbands so that they can have some validity in life? Widow in the Indian context is a horrible situation, isn’t it? So anything that keeps me away from widowhood. Really? In the 21st century, we are talking like this? Educated women are doing this,” she added.