Would you Date a Woman with a Disability?

Would you Date a Woman with a Disability?

Kalki Koechlin recently played ‘Laila’ in the film ‘Margarita with a Straw’. Laila is a young middle-class Indian girl with Cerebral Palsy, but this is a story that shows you never before insights into the identity and sexuality of a girl living with a disability. And there are so many such Lailas amongst us in India. Take Deepa Narasimhan, for example. She has a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy which has left her with severely restricted mobility. Yet, with the aid of computers and her motorised wheelchair Deepa is a successful working professional who travels the world. Yes, amazing!

So, how about if I showed you Deepa’s life? What if I got Kalki talking about playing the role of a girl with Cerebral Palsy and living in a wheel chair for a few days? What if these two young women – the same age – asked each other questions? What if I changed the way you look at people with disabilities? What if I shared with you whether today’s youth are willing to date people with disabilities? Yes, I do all of this and more in the first episode of The Lakshmi Rebecca Show.

This is a never-before candid conversation between an abled star and a differently abled heroine. Watch it and it will either inspire you or hit you like a bolt. And when you are done watching this, leave a comment and tell me what you thought of it, tell me what else you would have liked to hear and share it for a reason that you believe in.