Actor Tanushree Dutta recently spoke out against fellow actor Nana Patekar and choreographer Ganesh Acharya for sexually harassing her and intimidating her on the sets of her 2008 film, that eventually caused her to drop out. She alleged that Patekar demanded to do an intimate step with her that was[Read More…]
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I’m neither Tanushree, nor Nana: Amitabh on Bollywood’s #MeToo story
Mumbai: Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday dodged a question about actress Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against veteran actor Nana Patekar — which is likely to kickstart Bollywood’s own #MeToo movement. At a film’s trailer launch, a mediaperson asked Amitabh and superstar Aamir Khan to share their views on[Read More…]
Our society is proving sicker by the day: Richa Chadha on #MeToo
As the #MeToo tide continues to cause waves across the global entertainment industry, Bollywood actress Richa Chadha says the world of cinema is still in a privileged position, especially at a time when newspapers are highlighting children facing sexual abuse in shelter homes and society is becoming “sicker every day”.[Read More…]