: These films often highlight that both the mistress and the servant are navigating different tiers of the same patriarchal system. While the mistress may have financial status, she often lacks the emotional freedom or agency seen in her domestic help.
(firm but kind): "Maine jo pareshani kahe hai—voh tumhara bhi pareshaan nahi kar raha, beti." (Don’t fret. My way isn’t your enemy.)
You cannot pour from an empty cup. Films this year have graphically shown the physical toll of unpaid emotional work—whether you are the "mistress" of your household or the "servant" to your boss's demands.