#MeToo: What Kannada film industry's prurient bullying of Sruthi Hariharan, Sanjjanaa reveals
6 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo: What Kannada film industry's prurient bullying of Sruthi Hariharan, Sanjjanaa reveals

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It was hard not to think of Galileo’s forced recanting recently while watching a video of Kannada actor Sanjjanaa apologising a month after first sharing her allegations of sexual harassment during the filming of the 2006 movie Ganda Hendathi By Nisha Susan I first learnt the word ‘recant’ in school when reading about the 17th century Catholic church forcing Galileo Galilei, one of the founders of modern science, to give up his theory that the Earth moves around the Sun. Meaning, “And yet it moves.” It was hard not to think of forced recanting recently while watching a video of Kannada actor Sanjjanaa apologising a month after first sharing her allegations of sexual harassmen t during the filming of the 2006 movie Ganda Hendathi. I’ve listened to actors such as Ambareesh, Rockline Venkatesh and Doddanna.” Sanjjanaa uses the Kannada phrase maathu keli several times. This year, in late October, Jaggesh sprung up in support of actor Arjun Sarja convinced that the #MeToo movement in the form of actor Sruthi Hariharan was targeting Sarja for ‘political reasons’.

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MeToo: Richa Chadha reveals why Bollywood is largely silent on Rajkumar Hirani
5 years, 11 months ago

MeToo: Richa Chadha reveals why Bollywood is largely silent on Rajkumar Hirani

India TV News  

One of the renowned filmmakers of Bollywood, Rajkumar Hirani is the latest celebrity to be called out for sexual harassment. When asked if the industry was quiet about Hirani as he is a powerful director, Richa told reporters, "It isn't power structure. The actor said her upcoming film Section 375 debates about consent and said if survivors come out and …

#MeToo Fallout: Sruthi Hariharan Says She Barely Gets Offers Now
6 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo Fallout: Sruthi Hariharan Says She Barely Gets Offers Now

The Quint  

It's been over a month since actor Sruthi Hariharan accused co-star Arjun Sarja of sexually harassing her on the sets of the Tamil film ‘Nibunan’, which released in Kannada as ‘Vismaya’. The allegation came amid the #MeToo movement, with several women taking to Twitter and Facebook to out their alleged harassers. Women from the film industry like singer Chinmayi, filmmaker …

Sruthi Hariharan moves Karnataka HC, seeks to quash Arjun Sarja's FIR against her
6 years, 2 months ago

Sruthi Hariharan moves Karnataka HC, seeks to quash Arjun Sarja's FIR against her

Firstpost  

Kannada actress Sruthi Hariharan, who accused popular actor Arjun Sarja of sexual harassment, moved the Karnataka High Court requesting it to quash an FIR filed against her with Cyber Crime Police, reports The News Minute. In his response, Sarja denied the allegations and filed a Rs 5 crore defamation case against her at the Bengaluru City Civil Court. He later …

#MeToo: Actor Niharika Singh speaks out against Nawazuddin Siddiqui; condemns liberals and feminists for their duplicity
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Actor Niharika Singh speaks out against Nawazuddin Siddiqui; condemns liberals and feminists for their duplicity

Op India  

Former Miss India and actor Niharika Singh has come forward with her own account of ‘Me Too’ and has documented the harassment and abuse she endured during her struggles in the film industry in a lengthy post on social media. Then in 2017, Nawaz’s memoir ‘An Ordinary Life’ co-authored with writer Rituparna Chatterjee and published by Penguin Random House included …

Arjun Sarja moves Karnataka HC seeking to quash Sruthi Hariharan’s sexual harassment complaint
6 years, 2 months ago

Arjun Sarja moves Karnataka HC seeking to quash Sruthi Hariharan’s sexual harassment complaint

Firstpost  

Actor Arjun Sarja moved Karnataka High Court on Tuesday in order to dismiss the FIR filed against him based on actress Sruthi Hariharan’s complaint of sexual harassment, reports The News Minute. Sarja’s petition read Hariharan’s complaint as a “fertile concoction of legal brains” and stated that it was a broad improvement from the initial Facebook post that was her first …

Sruthi Hariharan is married, says her #MeToo complaint against Arjun Sarja
6 years, 2 months ago

Sruthi Hariharan is married, says her #MeToo complaint against Arjun Sarja

India Today  

It is rumoured that actress Sruthi Hariharan, who recently filed a case against actor Arjun Sarja for alleged sexual harassment, has revealed that she is married in the complaint. In the complaint against Arjun Sarja, say reports, Sruthi has named Ram Kumar as her husband. Earlier, when she was asked about her rumoured marriage with Ram Kumar, Sruthi told a …

#MeToo: Filmmaker Sajid Khan finally replies to IFTDA notice; denies all complaints against him
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Filmmaker Sajid Khan finally replies to IFTDA notice; denies all complaints against him

India TV News  

After Tanushree Dutta spoke about her #MeToo moment, many shocking instances have come out in the open with women saying aloud their abuse stories and accusing some of the biggest names in Bollywood. One such name was filmmaker Sajid Khan, who was accused of sexual harassment by actress Rachel White, assistant director Saloni Chopra and journalist Karishma Upadhyay. This forced …

FIR against Arjun Sarja after Sruthi Hariharan files sexual harassment complaint
6 years, 2 months ago

FIR against Arjun Sarja after Sruthi Hariharan files sexual harassment complaint

India Today  

As part of the #MeToo movement, Kannada-Tamil actress Sruthi Harahan called out actor Arjun Sarja, who had reportedly made sexual advances at her on the sets of Kannada film Vismaya. According to the latest development, Sruthi has filed a police complaint against Arjun at the Cubbon Park police station in Bengaluru. Sruthi, in her complaint, revealed that Arjun ran his …

#MeToo in India: Kannada actress Sruthi Hariharan files sexual harassment complaint against Arjun Sarja
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo in India: Kannada actress Sruthi Hariharan files sexual harassment complaint against Arjun Sarja

Firstpost  

Sruthi Hariharan on 27 October filed a sexual harassment case with the police against actor Arjun Sarja in Bengaluru, a week after she had named him on the social media. Kannada film actress Sruthi Hariharan on 27 October filed a sexual harassment case with the police against actor Arjun Sarja in Bengaluru, a week after she had named him on …

MeToo Movement: Kannada actress files sexual harassment complaint against Arjun Sarja
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo Movement: Kannada actress files sexual harassment complaint against Arjun Sarja

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing #MeToo movement, Kannada film actress Sruthi Hariharan on Saturday filed a sexual harassment case with the police against actor Arjun Sarja, a week after she had named him on the social media. "We have registered an FIR and booked the accused under various sections of the IPC on a complaint Sruthi filed at the Cubbon Park police …

MeToo: Actor Sruthi Hariharan not ready to settle, says will fight Arjun Sarja in court
6 years, 2 months ago

MeToo: Actor Sruthi Hariharan not ready to settle, says will fight Arjun Sarja in court

Hindustan Times  

Actor Sruthi Hariharan says she is ready to face the Rs 5 crore defamation case filed by Arjun Sarja but will not compromise with the actor. Me Too: Sruthi Hariharan says she is ready to face Arjun Sarja in court. On Thursday evening, Kannada actor and president of the Karnataka Artists Association, Ambareesh, attended a meeting to “broker peace” between …

Kannada film industry split over Sruthi Hariharan-Arjun Sarja sexual misconduct row; actress claims she's being threatened
6 years, 2 months ago

Kannada film industry split over Sruthi Hariharan-Arjun Sarja sexual misconduct row; actress claims she's being threatened

Firstpost  

After the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce, met both the actors to understand the issue on Thursday evening, Arjun Sarja filed a Rs 5 crore defamation case against Sruthi Hariharan. The #metoo row between Kannada actor Arjun Sarja and award-winning actress Sruthi Hariharan has been given a Hindutva angle as Sarja’s team has filed a complaint with Bengaluru police on …

Arjun Sarja files Rs 5 cr defamation suit against Sruthi Hariharan
6 years, 2 months ago

Arjun Sarja files Rs 5 cr defamation suit against Sruthi Hariharan

Hindustan Times  

Kannada actor Arjun Sarja has filed a Rs 5 crore defamation suit against Sruthi Hariharan, who accused him of sexual harassment on the sets of bilingual film Vismaya/ Nibunan. Actor Arjun Sarja has filed a defamation case against Sruthi Hariharan, who accused him of sexual harassment. The defamation suit was filed by Arjun’s nephew Dhruv Sarja on the actor’s behalf …

Arjun Sarja slaps Sruthi Hariharan with Rs 5-crore defamation suit
6 years, 2 months ago

Arjun Sarja slaps Sruthi Hariharan with Rs 5-crore defamation suit

India Today  

Recently, actress Sruthi Hariharan accused Arjun Sarja of sexual misconduct on the sets of the film Nibunan. Now, Arjun has reacted to the accusation by filing a defamation suit against the actress, according to reports. On behalf of Arjun, his nephew Dhruva Sarja has filed a Rs 5-crore defamation suit against the Lucia actress. Sruthi claimed that during the filming …

Aishwarya slams Sruthi Hariharan for accusing Arjun of sexual harassment
6 years, 2 months ago

Aishwarya slams Sruthi Hariharan for accusing Arjun of sexual harassment

India Today  

Sruthi Hariharan recently accused Arjun Sarja of sexual misconduct on the sets of their film Nibunan, directed by Arun Vaidhyanathan. Now, Arjun’s daughter has come forward and hit back at Sruthi Hariharan. In an interview, Arjun's daughter Aishwarya has said that Sruthi Hariharan is using the #MeToo movement for her personal gain. Prakash called Arjun 'the pride of Kannada cinema’ …

Arjun Sarja to take legal action against Sruthi Hariharan
6 years, 2 months ago

Arjun Sarja to take legal action against Sruthi Hariharan

India Today  

Yesterday, Kannada-Tamil actress Sruthi Hariharan levelled sexual harassment allegations against actor Arjun Sarja. She claimed that Arjun ran his hand over her back on the sets of Nibunan, while enacting a romantic scene written by director Arun Vaidyanathan. Arjun has denied these allegations and said that he was shocked to hear Sruthi accusing him of sexual harassment. Sources close to …

Actor Arjun made unwanted advances, claims Kannada actress Sruthi
6 years, 2 months ago

Actor Arjun made unwanted advances, claims Kannada actress Sruthi

India Today  

Bengaluru, Oct 21 Kannada actor Sruthi Hariharan on Sunday alleged that she was subjected to "unwanted advances" by south Indian multi-lingual actor Arjun Sarja. I could not raise the issue when the issue took place as there was no internal complaints committee in the film industry," Sruthi told reporters.There was a need for an active internal complaints committee in the …

#MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan says Arjun Sarja touched her inappropriately during film shoot; actor denies allegation
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan says Arjun Sarja touched her inappropriately during film shoot; actor denies allegation

Firstpost  

Sruthi Hariharan alleged the harassment took place when she and Arjun Sarja were shooting for a bilingual film in late 2016 After a wave of #MeToo allegations have emerged from the media and entertainment industries in India over the past couple of weeks, the Kannada film industry has been struck by a row of its own — actress Sruthi Hariharan …

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 …

Sruthi Hariharan shares #MeToo story: Arjun Sarja ran his hands up and down my back
6 years, 2 months ago

Sruthi Hariharan shares #MeToo story: Arjun Sarja ran his hands up and down my back

India Today  

South Indian star Sruthi Hariharan, who shot to fame after her Kannada film Lucia, has come out with her #MeToo story. Arjun and Sruthi Hariharan acted together in the film Nibunan, which came out in 2017. #MeToo movement, which has gained momentum in India, has so far called out many popular names like Alok Nath, MJ Akbar, Vairamuthu and Nana …

'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 …

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe

India TV News  

In the wake of #MeToo Movement, that has touched the Indian shores after making a wave in the west, several women have come out sharing their sexual harassment stories on the social media. Now, a woman, former student of IIT-BHU, claimed that Masaan co-writer Varun Grover has sexually harassed her back in 2001. #believethevictim and investigate the claims and also …

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