over the years the topic of consent has been brought to the forefront bound by many traditional shackles india hasnt always been at the centre of this conversation in fact bollywood movies have often blurred the lines of consent with song lyrics like tera peecha karu toh rokne ka nai and tu haa kar ya naa kar tu hai meri kiran dedicated to creating safe spaces to talk about consent tinder has recently launched its consent campaign to amplify awareness around the subject moreover with increasing emphasis on conversations surrounding the importance of consent in recent years here are five instances in popular culture that have established the five basic rules of consent kyuki har haa me naa nahi chhupi hotipinka still from pinkthe hindi film pink establishes the rule that anything other than yes is nokeh diya na bas keh diya accepting an invitation to hang out with someone having drinks with someone wearing certain types of clothes none of these factors is indicative of any type of sexual interest with its iconic courtroom scene where amitabh bachhans character the lawyer doubles down on the no means no narrative this film has done its best to highlight the real problems in society when it comes to consentthelma and louisethis one drives the point home when it comes to honest consent it is telling of the fact that consent can be withdrawn even in the middle of the act as thelma and jd are getting intimate thelma tells jd to stop jd instantly heeds her words and waits until she gives him the green light again talk about a gentlemanlipstick under my burkhathis film touches upon a lot of topics that are considered taboo in traditional indian society and highlights the rule that yes once doesnt mean yes always it gently approaches the topic of consent even in marriage and sparks the conversation that marriage or being in a longstanding relationship do not automatically implicate consent the best way to ensure youre both on the same page is to ask your partnerfrozen on a lighter note the animated kids movie frozen also establishes the importance of teaching consent to young children and stresses on the golden rule always ask in the scene where kristoff wants to kiss anna he asks her for permission in an adorable and goofy way this goes miles to show that something as simple as kissing also requires the permission and interest of those involved nothing gives more clarity than the word yessex education lastly with sex education coming in the clutch to broach several topics around sex and sexuality it also touches upon consent when alcohol is involved ideally the rule is to ask for consent when theyre in their senses when otis wakes up to realise he had sex with someone in a drunk frenzy his first reaction is to ensure consent was involved this scene highlights that inebriated mistakes happen but the first thing to do when regaining consciousness is to have