Celebs Who Stood Up For Me Too Instead Of Supporting The Accused Members Of Their family

MeToo movement in India has so far revealed some shocking names from Bollywood backed by some really horrifying tales of harassment. In the ongoing movement so far, names like Vikas Bahl, Nana Patekar, Aalok Nath, Sajid Khan, Varun Grover have been taken and they not only face the threat of being ousted from the industry but also have been ousted from ongoing projects in light of the allegations against them.

In the middle of all this are the families of the accused and some have really set an example by not part taking with their family but strongly commending what happened to the victim and supporting the movement. These celebs have set bold examples and kept their stand on #MeToo individual from the allegations their family has been facing.

Nandita Das – A founder of a papermaking company accused Jatin Das (Nandita's father) of molesting her while he had asked her to assist him in organizing some work material. Nandita broke her silence on Facebook saying, “As a strong supporter of the #MeToo movement, I want to reiterate that I will continue to add my voice to it, despite the disturbing allegations made against my father, which he has categorically denied. I have maintained from the very start that this is the time we all need to listen, so that women (and men) feel safe to speak up. At the same time, it is also important to be sure about allegations so as not to dilute the movement.  I am touched by the number of people - friends and strangers - who are concerned and are trusting my integrity. I do believe truth will prevail. And that is all I have to say on this matter.”

Farah Khan – The director and choreographer strongly condemned all actions of Sajid Khan who is receiving flak from women all over after accusations of sexual harassment from three women including a journalist and an actor. Farah took to Twitter and said that family is going through a hard time but she is strongly in support of any women who has been hurt by her brother’s acts.

Farhan Akhtar – The actor director who is a cousin of Sajid Khan spoke up when actress Amrita Puri said that his family family knew all the while about Sajid’s misdemeanors and did nothing. Farhan Akhtar said that he stands by the victims but his family did not know about what was happening.

Malika Dua – Her father Vinod Dua was accused by filmmaker Nishtha Jain of sexual harassment and stalking while she was still a fresher in the industry. Malika Dua got dragged into the argument and she boldly took a stand saying it is not her battle but it is rather her dad’s  and that’s he stands by the survivors but she as a daughter will stand by her father as he fights off any allegations.

Vicky Kaushal’s father and acclaimed action director of Bollywood, Shyam Kaushal too was called for harassing an assistant director in 2006 by forcibly trying to show her an MMS clip on his phone. While Vicky is yet to react on the matter and Shyam Kaushal himself has rendered an apology, Vicky has show his support to the movement earlier and stated in an interview that the MeToo movement is important and a welcome cultural shift and that he feels that it is necessary to believe survivors and listen to their stories.

As Me Too movement gains momentum these star as families have set great examples for others to follow.