AHALYA : THE RAMAYANA VERSION V/S SHORT FILM.
Ahalya was created by Brahma as a symbol of beauty, but why did he choose the old sage Gautama? Everyone usually chooses money and love, but why did Brahma choose a man who brought dharma and grass? How could Brahma justify it?
Indra brought every valuable thing, but the core thing behind the marriage of Gautama and Ahalya was Brahma's plan, and his lack of interest towards Indra. When Indra transformed into Gautama and seduced Ahalya, she wasn't aware it wasn't her husband. But when Gautama caught her, why did he curse her to be a stone without trying to understand her situation?
This is where "political incorrectness" comes in – why did the person Brahma valued for inner worth over material splendor curse the woman who was his student and later married, without giving her a chance to justify her innocence? Is this the inner worth Brahma saw in Gautama?
Gautama was practicing celibacy, and how did Brahma's manipulation tempt him to marry Ahalya? Why did Gautama accept Ahalya, who he wasn't interested in marrying?
The short film offers a contrasting view of the curse in Mahabharata. Instead of petrifying Ahalya, they petrified the police inspector Indra, changing the traditional notion. In the film, Ahalya declines the inspector, and he becomes petrified, presenting Ahalya's perspective.
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