Farahani said she used to shave her head as a child to pass as a boy. "I was able to be free in Iran only be killing my femininity. I thought being a woman would always be an obstacle," she said. "This generation wants to keep their hair long and not wear the headscarf." The actor said she felt absurd promoting a new film (French movie "Une Comedie Romantique") while dozens were dying in the streets back home. But she hopes that "symbolically it shows that no one can stop us from laughing, dancing, being joyful.”
