Bollywood's #metoo: This Is How Bollywood Celebs Stood In Support Of Tanusree Dutta
It has only been about a year since #metoo movement rocked the Hollywood and in Bollywood the dialogues about women in film and in the industry has also been on the rise. From issue of sexism to pay gaps, Bollywood is finally waking up to the voice of women in the film industry who are demanding the respect and safety they deserve.
While so far, the discussion has mostly been only a kindling of sorts, recently actress Tanusree Dutta has made it into a full fledged raging fire. Tanusree , recently in an explosive interview, has called out Nana Patekar for sexually assaulting, misbehaving and terrorizing her. She has also spoken up about ace choreographer Ganesh Charya and claimed that Vivek Agnihotri has made lewd propositions to her. While the world was debating the merit of her accusations, a journalist who was present at the location of the shooting were the incident with Nana Patekar occurred has corroborated with Tanusree’s version of the story which has prompted Bollywood to rally in support behind her. Here are a few stars who stood in support of Tanusree Dutaa.
Farhan Akhtar
Priyanka Chopra
Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Swara Bhaskar
Richa Chadda
Twinkle Khanna
Siddharth
Hansal Mehta
Parineeti Chopra
Mallika Dua