BOMBAY TIMES, MAY 5, 2003
Ashok Pandit is back, and this time he is fighting for the rights of women, says Kshama Rao

“Mukkammal is about a modern day Draupadi in search of the perfect man. Deepti Naval plays the lead role. Sumeesha, who is a married woman and has kids. In our society women have always borne the brunt of men’s complexities. Wives are always taken for granted. It’s a story from a woman’s point of view. It is about how in our society, a man is allowed to talk about their flings and affairs and the wives even accept them or are rather forced to accept them. Ironically, a woman is not even allowed to talk about her male friends. If she does, the husband begins doubting her. He just can’t accept it. Why? We are not passing any judgement, we are just telling a story.”