As #MeToo allegations continue to pile up, several stars and celebrities have begun to distance themselves from the accused. With Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan taking strong steps against the filmmakers who have been accused of sexual harassment recently, Ajay Devgan, too, has decided to stand for any woman who[Read More…]
Mumbai: Actress Aishwarya Devan, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film, “Kaashi In Search Of Ganga” has cautioned against making the #MeToo movement into a joke. Aishwarya interacted with media on Saturday in support of the #MeToo Movement but she thinks it is best if the[Read More…]
Under the #Metoo movement, many famous celebrities from Bollywood have been accused of sexually harassing and raping women. Celebs like Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, Alok Nath, Vikas Bahl are some of the renowned figures from industry who have been slapped with serious allegations of sexual harassment to women. Recently, Bollywoods’s Big[Read More…]
While India is severely hit with #MeToo movement with more and more women coming out to share their experience of sexual misconduct, a seven-member all boys dance group called-Feel Crew- left many in tears with their anti-rape dance performance in sync with RJ Naved’s hoax call on abortion. The dance[Read More…]
While until now, #MeToo storm had hit the journalists, politicians and Bollywood world, latest is the cricket to be taken away by the blow. In a shocking development, Rahul Johri, serving as CEO of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) since April 2016, has been called out by a[Read More…]
Mumbai: Actress-model Malaika Arora on Friday supported #MeToo campaign which has gathered momentum in India, saying it is up to the government and the work place concerned to create safe and conducive atmosphere for working women. Arora was interacting with the media after launching her yoga studio “Diva Yoga”, along[Read More…]
The recent wave of MeToo in India which was triggered by actress Tanushree Dutta calling out Bollywood actor Nana Patekar and director Vivek Agnihotri of inappropriate behaviour in two separate incidents has gathered steam as prominent men across industries are being named for sexual harassment. Women from different industries have[Read More…]
In the wake of the Me Too movement and the sexual harassment cases that are coming to light, actor Emraan Hashmi has decided to include a clause incorporating the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redresal) Act, 2013 in his production company’s (Emraan Hashmi Films) employment contracts.[Read More…]
Popular television actor and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde, says that the Me Too campaign holds no ground if the victims don’t report the case immediately. When asked to comment on India’s Me Too movement, Shilpa told ZoomTV.com, “It’s rubbish. You have to take a call that time only,[Read More…]
Bollywood’s tales of Me Too are getting murkier by the day. While the world was just reeling from the shock of knowing Subhash Ghai been accused of drugging and raping an upcoming actress, three women have claimed sexual harassment at the hands of director-producer, Sajid Khan. Only a while ago[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 11, Mumbai police have lodged an FIR against actor Nana Patekar and three others on the basis of actor Tanushree Dutta’s complaint of sexual harassment on the sets of a 2008 film and begun investigations, her lawyer said on Thursday. The FIR in the 10-year old case was[Read More…]
Mumbai, Oct 11, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday supported women coming out with their stories of sexual harassment at workplace, saying that they go to work to live their dreams and earn their living respectfully and not to get harassed. Irani was interacting with the media at a[Read More…]
New Delhi: Amid allegations of sexual harassment against former editor and Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday said the “gentleman in question would be in a better position to answer.” Irani is the second minister in Prime Minister Modi’s team, after[Read More…]
Television and Bollywood’s Sanskari Uncle was not so sanskari after all. Vinta Nanda, shared an harrowing experience of being raped by Alok Nath. That incident left many feeling gutted, prompted CINTAA and the Producers’ Guild to take action against Alok Nath as well. Pretty soon, actresses Sandhya Mridul and Deepika[Read More…]
The MeToo storm has hit Bollywood and skeletons have started tumbling out of the closets. Kangana Ranaut who previously spoke on harassment by Vikas Bahl, has once again decided to go all guns blazing against actor Hrithik Roshan. The actress has previously given statements to the media that she and[Read More…]
While #MeToo movement is gaining a rapid momentum in India with calling out a number of Bollywood celebrities, politicians, and journalists responsible for misconduct to woman, prominent actors Salman Khan and Shatrughan Sinha are the latest to be taken away by the storm. In the recent development, former Bigg Boss[Read More…]
The cloud of #MeToo seems to envelop one after another as the names keep emerging with each passing day. Now, after Nana Patekar got booked for allegedly sexually assaulting an actor on a movie set, the news of Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar’s expected resignation is making[Read More…]
Finally, Amitabh Bachchan expressed his opinion on the issue of sexual harassment on workplace after #MeToo movement took the country by storm. In an interview that was taken to mark his 76th birthday, Big B broke his silence and said, “women should not be subjected to misbehaviour at workplace.” However,[Read More…]
Taking #MeToo to another level, Nana Patekar and three others have been booked on molestation charges of another actor on the sets of a movie said police. The case was registered against the veteran actor with the police after a Bollywood actor accused Nana of sexually harassing her on the[Read More…]
Mumbai: The Producers Guild of India has appointed Sneha Rajani, Head, Sony Pictures Networks Productions, to lead a committee to address the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace within the film industry. “The Producers Guild of India is committed to work towards making workplaces in the industry safe spaces[Read More…]
While a number of actors, producers, singers, cricketers and journalists are stuck in the storm of #MeToo movement, MJ Akbar is the first political public figure to feature in the growing list of India’s own #MeToo movement that is gathering momentum since it broke on social media last week. Congress[Read More…]
#MeToo seems to be enveloping more and more well-known faces as the list of guilty people continues to increase with each passing day. The famous stand-up comedian Kaneez Surka has alleged her colleague and another stand-up comedian Aditi Mittal of forcefully kissing her in public during one of the events[Read More…]
#MeToo movement, the social media movement which grabbed eyeballs last year has reached the Indian shores, taking away a number of Bollywood celebrities, actors, directors, producers, cricketers, politicians and even renowned journalists who are rather responsible to be the voice of sufferers. In the latest development, India Today group responded[Read More…]
We all had and still have our share of #MeToo phases and situations in varying degrees, which disturb us at multiple levels. Each might respond or react differently. Everybody is just lapping up the news about this or that celebrity/politician/journalist. Scores of industries and many unnamed souls suffer day in[Read More…]
New Delhi: Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, who has been facing a lot of flack after screenshots of his WhatsApp conversations were leaked on social media, asserted on Wednesday that he is being “attacked and vilified”. “I want you to know that I am suffering because my name is being dragged[Read More…]