As much as Ki & Ka seems to be shattering gender stereotypes, director Balki doesn’t want to make claims about the film being anti stereotype-driven. “It’s no big deal,” he says. “I am happy to see guys reaching out to the feminine side of their personality. We all need to stop slotting men as the ‘macho bread earners’ and women as the homemakers. I know of so many husbands who like to lend a helping hand in the kitchen, make a cup of tea for the wife when she returns home after a hard day’s work, or massage her head. We just wanted to make a fun film about a marriage where the couple exchanges traditional roles. Don’t look for social statements here.”
How helpful is Balki in the house when his wife Gauri is working in the kitchen? “Neither of us has to swap the ‘Ki’ and ‘Ka’ roles in the house because fortunately neither Gauri nor I have to do house work. We have a wonderful help who cooks and looks after the home. But yes, I do like to cook; though I’m told I’m a disaster at it. Besides, Ki & Ka is not about me and my marriage. It’s about that guy you see on screen. Don’t attribute to him truckloads of ‘isms’.”
