Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh on sexual harassment in Bollywood: It is beyond gender
6 years, 3 months ago

Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh on sexual harassment in Bollywood: It is beyond gender

Hindustan Times  

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh condemned sexual harassment in the industry during a session at the ongoing 16th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi. “I see it as beyond gender,” Ranveer said, emphasising that “harassment, whether it is in the workplace or on the street, is wrong.” Deepika Padukone at the 16th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi. Without going into the specifics of the ongoing case involving actors Tanushree Dutta and Nana Patekar, Ranveer said, “Right now something has happened, and if it has happened, it takes a lot of courage to speak about it. but if it has happened, it’s wrong, and I condemn it emphatically.” Tanushree has accused Nana of sexual harassment on the sets of 2008’s Horn OK Pleassss.

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Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone & Other Female Bollywood Celebrities Who Call Out Casual Sexism During Media Interaction
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone & Other Female Bollywood Celebrities Who Call Out Casual Sexism During Media Interaction

ABP News  

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Victim-blaming of women who face sexual harassment should stop: Khushbu
1 year, 10 months ago

Victim-blaming of women who face sexual harassment should stop: Khushbu

The Hindu  

National Commission for Women member Khushbu Sundar on Monday said the tendency to question and blame women who face sexual harassment, should stop. Addressing the inauguration of a three-day conference on ‘Women empowerment and gender equality’ ahead of the International Women’s Day, the actor-politician said questions such as why the affected woman was out so long at night or why …

The ‘right’ and ‘left’ of sexual harassment victims and perpetrators in India
2 years, 7 months ago

The ‘right’ and ‘left’ of sexual harassment victims and perpetrators in India

Op India  

A Twitter thread by one Dr Nicole Bedera of University of Michigan has been going viral on social media where she talks about her study of victims as well as perpetrators and their political leanings. — Dr. Nicole Bedera May 24, 2022 Amusingly, in India, the same is being played out as well, except here it is not ‘conservative’ or …

Indian women in informal sector 'learn to ignore' sexual abuse at work
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian women in informal sector 'learn to ignore' sexual abuse at work

The Hindu  

From lewd comments to demands for sex, women working in India's vast informal sector rarely report sexual harassment for fear of losing their jobs, labour rights campaigners said on Wednesday, three years after the #MeToo movement began. From street vendors and factory workers to domestic workers, 95% of Indian women work in the informal sector and many are exploited regularly, …

Not my Deepika Padukone, say fans in protest amid rumours of her working with Luv Ranjan: ‘She’s a hypocrite’
5 years, 5 months ago

Not my Deepika Padukone, say fans in protest amid rumours of her working with Luv Ranjan: ‘She’s a hypocrite’

Hindustan Times  

Hours after she was spotted at director Luv Ranjan’s home with actor Ranbir Kapoor, presumably to discuss an upcoming project, Deepika Padukone’s fans have started the #NotMyDeepika hashtag on Twitter. Ranbir has already been announced as one of the co-leads of Luv Ranjan’s upcoming film, which also stars Ajay Devgn. Luv Ranjan has been accused of making cinema that caters …

Deepika Padukone visits Luv Ranjan, named in #MeToo, for new film. #NotMyDeepika trends online
5 years, 5 months ago

Deepika Padukone visits Luv Ranjan, named in #MeToo, for new film. #NotMyDeepika trends online

India Today  

After Deepika Padukone was spotted at filmmaker Luv Ranjan's house with ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor on Friday night, #NotMyDeepika started trending online. One of her fans wrote, "Being her fan for so many years, i’ve constantly seen her live upto her words.She’s not said one thing & done another or gone back on her words.I really really hope it remains the …

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement
5 years, 6 months ago

#MeToo in India: Speaking up against non-sexual harassment should be the next logical step for the movement

Firstpost  

Are women in India dropping off the workforce because of bullying and bias? My mother, one of India’s first women cops, often tells me, “You are lucky. “Men are judged on potential, women are judged purely on performance,” she says, but “in conversations and meetings, men are often given credit for ideas women had offered. “Some women join the boy’s …

Ranveer Singh says he isn’t insecure about Deepika Padukone working with Ranbir Kapoor: No one can love her more
5 years, 10 months ago

Ranveer Singh says he isn’t insecure about Deepika Padukone working with Ranbir Kapoor: No one can love her more

Hindustan Times  

Actor Ranveer Singh is known for showering his wife and actor Deepika Padukone with love. Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh pose for a photograph. The actor was a guest at the India Today Conclave 2019 where he was asked if he has ever felt insecure about Deepika working with her ex -boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor. Actor Ranveer Singh with …

Ranveer Singh reveals if he was ever insecure when Deepika Padukone did films with ex Ranbir Kapoor
5 years, 10 months ago

Ranveer Singh reveals if he was ever insecure when Deepika Padukone did films with ex Ranbir Kapoor

India Today  

Before Deepika Padukone found her happily-ever-after with Ranveer Singh, she was in a much-publicised relationship with Ranbir Kapoor. Even after their break-up, Ranbir and Deepika have worked together in two films - Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in 2013 and Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha in 2015. WATCH: Ranveer Singh makes Delhi dance to Gully Boy at India Today Conclave 2019 …

Swara Bhaskar says she didn’t realise she was being sexually harassed by a director until much later
5 years, 11 months ago

Swara Bhaskar says she didn’t realise she was being sexually harassed by a director until much later

Hindustan Times  

Actor Swara Bhaskar has revealed she was sexually harassed by a director but it took her nearly six to eight years to realise what had happened as the culture doesn’t teach women to recognise predatory behaviour. Swara, without taking any names, said the harassment happened at workplace and the director was being “predatory.” “It took me 6-8 years to realise …

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: Production house denies receiving sexual harassment plaint against Cheat India director Soumik Sen

Firstpost  

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MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan accuses Arjun Sarja of harassment, says he wanted foreplay scene at last minute
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan accuses Arjun Sarja of harassment, says he wanted foreplay scene at last minute

Hindustan Times  

Kannada actor Sruthi Hariharan has accused actor Arjun Sarja of sexual harassment on the sets of their 2016 movie, Vismaya. She said the film’s director had “sensed her discomfort” and that she had shared the incident with her make-up team and informed the direction department that she was not interested to be part of rehearsals. Sruthi said the #MeToo movement …

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate
6 years, 2 months ago

Group of ministers to see if laws against sexual harassment at workplace adequate

Hindustan Times  

The National Democratic Alliance government is forming a group of ministers headed by home minister Rajnath Singh to look into legal provisions against sexual harassment at the workplace, and to suggest amendments to the law, if necessary, to remove any infirmities, people with direct knowledge of the development said. Electronic and Print media journalists stand to protest against the sexual …

Mallika Dua issues statement on sexual harassment claim against father Vinod: 'Not my battle to fight'
6 years, 3 months ago

Mallika Dua issues statement on sexual harassment claim against father Vinod: 'Not my battle to fight'

Firstpost  

Mallika Dua says she will continue to raise her voice against bigotry and misogyny, but will also stand by her father Vinod in his battle against the claim. Actress-comedienne Mallika Dua issued a statement with regards to the sexual harassment charges against her journalist father Vinod Dua after she was called out by many on Twitter for vocally supporting the …

Watch: Maneka Gandhi Shares 'Self Training' Video for Victims of Sexual Harassment on Twitter
6 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Maneka Gandhi Shares 'Self Training' Video for Victims of Sexual Harassment on Twitter

News 18  

With a wave of sexual harassment accusations sweeping the country in the past week, Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday posted a ‘self-training’ video on Twitter, to “help working women and men, as well as employers, understand the nuances of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Act ”. Gandhi had earlier condemned sexual harassment at …

'What if prestige of a man is soiled due to false complaint': BJP MP Udit Raj again questions #MeToo movement – India TV
6 years, 3 months ago

'What if prestige of a man is soiled due to false complaint': BJP MP Udit Raj again questions #MeToo movement – India TV

India TV News  

Days after terming the #MeToo movement raging in the country a "wrong practice", BJP lawmaker Udit Raj on Thursday again questioned what if complaints outing men for allegedly sexually harassing women proved wrong and the prestige of a man was destroyed. Taking action or seeking resignation of an accused merely on a complaint of sexual exploitation means there is no …

Sneha Rajani, Ekta Kapoor in committee to tackle sexual harassment issues
6 years, 3 months ago

Sneha Rajani, Ekta Kapoor in committee to tackle sexual harassment issues

India TV News  

In the wake of #MeToo movement, 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. In this regard, a special committee has been instituted within the Guild to address the issue of sexual harassment at the workplace …

Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Women are angry and they are naming and shaming their abusers
6 years, 3 months ago

Is India’s #MeToo moment here? Women are angry and they are naming and shaming their abusers

Firstpost  

Women are making it clear that they have had enough and they are ready to call out their abusers in public, evident from the multiple threads on Twitter of them naming and shaming harassers and finding support from others who have had similar experiences. As we stepped out, he grazed my back and then put his hands around my shoulders, …

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

Producers Guild of India sets up committee to lead anti-harassment efforts in wake of India's #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

Producers Guild of India said in an official statement that they extended full support for India’s MeToo moment In the wake of India’s MeToo moment, where women from different walks of life have taken to Twitter to call out incidents of sexual misconduct and their perpetrators, Producers Guild of India issued an official statement on 9 October, extending their support …

Nana Patekar denies Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment claims, says ‘a lie is a lie’. Watch video
6 years, 3 months ago

Nana Patekar denies Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment claims, says ‘a lie is a lie’. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

Nana Patekar on Saturday denied he harassed actor Tanushree Dutta on the sets of their 2008 film, Horn OK Pleasss, terming her claims a ‘lie’. Tanushree had alleged in recent interviews that Nana Patekar, a Padma Shri and National Award-winning actor, had behaved inappropriately towards her during the shooting of a song for 2008’s Horn OK Pleassss. Actor Nana Patekar …

Shakti Kapoor, once accused of asking for sexual favours in lieu of work, mocks Tanushree
6 years, 3 months ago

Shakti Kapoor, once accused of asking for sexual favours in lieu of work, mocks Tanushree

Op India  

It was 2005 when film star Shakti Kapoor was caught in a controversy where a sting operation carried out on him showed offering a woman help in her career in return for sex. On Tuesday, while addressing media for his upcoming new film, which is supposedly an ‘erotic thriller’, Kapoor was asked by one of the journalists on the allegations …

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment row: Swara Bhasker analyses why #MeToo movement evades Bollywood

Firstpost  

Swara Bhasker was one of the first persons to support Tanushree Dutta when the latter accused Nana Patekar of sexually harassing her on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss 10 years ago. In some sense everyone is compromised by these close relationships and friendships because when a crisis breaks- like an outsider accusing an industry veteran of sexual harassment at …

Sexual harassment unfortunate and absolutely wrong, says Vinay Pathak on Tanushree Dutta’s claims
6 years, 3 months ago

Sexual harassment unfortunate and absolutely wrong, says Vinay Pathak on Tanushree Dutta’s claims

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood actor Vinay Pathak on Friday said the incidents of sexual harassment of female actors are very unfortunate and should not mar a woman’s talent. Vinay Pathak was reacting to questions on the Tanushree Dutta’s claims at the Digital Storytelling workshop in Kolkata. He said this here while reacting to the ongoing controversy surrounding actress Tanushree Dutta’s claim of sexual …

Nana Patekar, Ganesh Acharya, Horn OK Pleassss director and producer spun a web of lies, says Tanushree Dutta
6 years, 3 months ago

Nana Patekar, Ganesh Acharya, Horn OK Pleassss director and producer spun a web of lies, says Tanushree Dutta

Firstpost  

With Tanushree Dutta ’s recent claims of sexual harassment against Nana Patekar on the sets of 2009’s Horn Ok Pleassss, Bollywood seems to have erupted into the debate on actresses’ safety in their work environment with many celebrities coming forth to support Dutta. Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror, Dutta said that the only reason she refrained from taking legal action …

Tanushree Dutta accuses Nana Patekar of sexual harassment
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta accuses Nana Patekar of sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The ball for India’s #MeToo movement could have started rolling a decade ago, had the industry not remained silent when she had first levelled harassment accusations against veteran actor Nana Patekar, said actor and former beauty queen Tanushree Dutta. Ms. Dutta, in an interview to IANS, recounted Mr. Patekar’s “misbehaviour” on the set. In 2008, at a press conference to …

Tanushree Dutta claims Nana Patekar sexually harassed her, says everyone knew but did nothing
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta claims Nana Patekar sexually harassed her, says everyone knew but did nothing

Hindustan Times  

A day after revealing that she had been mistreated on the sets of a 2008 film, actor Tanushree Dutta has alleged that Nana Patekar sexually harassed her. Tanushree in an interview said that Nana’s reputation of sexual misconduct is well known in the Hindi film industry, but little has been done about it. In an interview to Zoom, Tanushree said, …

Tanushree Dutta accuses Nana Patekar of harassment: People in industry know he has beaten, molested actresses
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta accuses Nana Patekar of harassment: People in industry know he has beaten, molested actresses

Firstpost  

Tanushree Dutta says Nana Patekar has always been disrespectful towards women and everyone in the industry knows about his alleged indecent behaviour. After opening up about an uncomfortable incident wherein a co-star misbehaved with her on the sets Horn OK Please, actor Tanushree Dutta has named Nana Patekar as the alleged harasser. In an interview with Zoom TV, Dutta accused …

7 Bollywood production houses have formed anti-sexual harassment cells, says Maneka Gandhi
6 years, 5 months ago

7 Bollywood production houses have formed anti-sexual harassment cells, says Maneka Gandhi

India TV News  

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said today seven Bollywood production houses have accepted her request to form panels to deal with cases of sexual harassment and urged 17 others to follow their lead. Citing a media report, Gandhi said today that it was encouraging that seven production houses have accepted her request and complied with the …

Maneka asks Bollywood producers to submit report on sexual harassment
6 years, 5 months ago

Maneka asks Bollywood producers to submit report on sexual harassment

The Quint  

New Delhi, July 16 Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday asked Bollywood production houses to submit reports of sexual harassment received by the Internal Complaints Committee set up by them. Last year, Gandhi wrote to 24 leading production houses urging them to comply with India's 2013 sexual harassment Act, reminding them that they are "ethically and legally" responsible for providing …

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