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Allu Arjun's arrest to firing at Salman Khan's house: Big controversies of 2024

2024 witnessed many unscripted dramas in Indian cinema. From Allu Arjun's arrest in the Pushpa 2 stampede case and Darshan's arrest in the murder case to the firing at Salman Khan's house to Kangana Ranaut being slapped by airport staff, the entertainment industry witnessed drama in full form this year. FIRING AT SALMAN KHAN'S HOUSE In April, two men arrived …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala HC Extends Nodal Officer's Jurisdiction To Receive Complaints Of Victims From Film Industry Who Were Not Before Hema Committee

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has extended the jurisdiction of the nodal officer to accept the grievances of harassment/abuse from persons in the film industry who were not before the Justice Hema Committee. The Court stated that the nodal officer who was appointed can also take the complaints of other individuals in similar situations, regardless of whether they have provided statements …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Hema Committee Report : How Can Witnesses Say They Won't Cooperate With Investigation? Supreme Court Asks

Live Law

The Supreme Court today heard in brief petitions challenging the Kerala High Court's October 14 direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry. In the October 14 order, a Special Bench of Justices A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and C. S. …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Hema committee report inspires an art exhibition

The Hindu

Any mention of a government committee report is bound to evoke dry, uninspiring images, far removed from the world of art. Now, a group of artists working in different mediums have come together to create works of art based on the report and the representation of women in Malayalam cinema. A printed copy of the Hema committee report, with a …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Men too have dignity: Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to actor Menon

India Today

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor and director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor during a 2007 film shoot. The case was lodged in September this year following the release of the Justice Hema Committee report, which probed complaints of sexual abuse in Kerala’s film …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala government informs HC of 32 FIRs registered based on Hema Committee report

New Indian Express

KOCHI: The state government has informed the Kerala High Court that, as of December 11, 32 FIRs have been registered based on the Justice Hema Committee report. Out of these, 11 FIRs were registered based on a complaint filed by a single victim. The government made the submission when petitions related to Justice K Hema Committee report came up for …

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1 month ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions

The Hindu

The State Information Commission in Kerala on Saturday deferred the decision to release redacted portions of the 2017 Hema Committee report, which documented in incriminating detail systemic sexual exploitation, workplace harassment and gender inequality in the Malayalam film industry. The Hema Committee report’s “belated” publication sparked off a controversial reckoning of the “misogyny” in the movie industry. The “disclosures” triggered …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

Live Law

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Went Before Hema Committee For Academic Purpose' : Malayalam Actress Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Register FIR

Live Law

A Malayalam film actress, who deposed before the Justice Hema Committee - which was constituted to inquire into the exploitation of women in Malayalam cinema- has approached the Supreme Court against the direction issued by the Kerala High Court to register FIRs based on the statements recorded by the Committee.The actress, in her Special Leave Petition, said that she gave …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

Live Law

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed …

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Hema Committee report: Preliminary inquiry in cases to be completed by December-end, Kerala govt tells HC

The Hindu

The Kerala government on Thursday informed a Special Division Bench of the Kerala High Court that the preliminary inquiry being conducted under the close supervision of senior police officers into the cases arising out of the Hema Committee report would be completed before December-end. The submission was made in a progress report filed by the State government in response to …

Kerala State Hema Committee Report

2 months ago

Hema Committee Report: Kerala High Court appoints amicus curiae for women's policy

India Today

The Kerala High Court has appointed advocate Mitha Sudheendran as amicus curiae to coordinate, report, propose, and draft legislation addressing the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry. The state government informed the court that it is in the process of preparing draft legislation to address the concerns raised regarding the safety and well-being of women in the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?

Al Jazeera

A probe panel’s report has lifted the veil on widespread sex abuse in the industry, with more women coming forward with allegations too. Sexual harassment is “the worst evil” faced by women in the industry, the report, which spans more than 200 pages, said. “Casting couch”: The report said that women in the industry, especially aspiring actresses, are pressured for …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala Police to take suo moto cognizance of POCSO-related allegations cited in Hema committee report

Op India

Days after the state High Court came down heavily on Pinarayi Vijayan government for inaction, the Kerala Police are mulling to take suo motu cognizance of POCSO-related allegations mentioned in the Justice Hema Committee report. After the publication of Justice Hema Committee report citing sexual assault allegations in the Malayalam film industry, around 23 cases have been registered so far …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Actress Ritabhari Chakraborty meets Mamata Banerjee, pushes for Hema Committee-like panel in Bengali film industry

Hindustan Times

Bengali actress Ritabhari Chakraborty met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday to demand the formation of a state-level committee on the lines of Justice Hema Committee in Kerala to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the Bengali film industry, news agency PTI reported. Ritabhari Chakraborty Chakraborty has been demanding the formation of such a committee in West Bengal …

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4 months ago

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court raps govt for inaction, asks it to hand over full report to SIT

The Hindu

Slamming the Kerala government for not taking any action so far on the Hema Committee report on the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the government to hand over the entire report to the special investigation team and file a report as to what action can …

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4 months ago

Hema Committee report impact: Members from Kannada film industry push for probe against sexual harassment faced by women

The Hindu

Two weeks after the K Hema Committee report sent shockwaves across several Indian film industries, artistes from the Kannada film industry have responded to the ongoing issue. After actor Sruthi Hariharan demanded a panel in Sandalwood similar to that of Hema Committee, members of Film Industry For Rights and Equality have asked the Karnataka government to constitute a committee headed …

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4 months, 1 week ago

'Corruption, Fear, Lack of Independent Committees': Hindi Film and TV Industry Responds to #MeToo

News 18

The revelations from the Hema Committee report have sent shockwaves through the Malayalam film industry, sparking conversations that echo far beyond Kerala. The report, submitted in December 2019 following Women in Cinema Collective’s petition in response to the 2017 actress assault case, unveiled deep-rooted issues of sexual harassment and abuse within the industry, catalysing legal actions and police complaints that …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Dhanya Rajendra faces backlash for ‘selective reporting’ and launching witch-hunt against Mohanlal

Op India

The Editor-in-Chief of The News Minute, Dhanya Rajendra is facing massive backlash from a section of social media users, particularly supporters of popular actor Mohanlal over allegations of ‘selective reporting’ on the Justice Hema Committee Report. Also please mention about drug users 🇵🇸😂💩 — red devil September 1, 2024 Another user wrote, “What’s the connection between Radhika’s interview & Mohanlal …

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4 months, 1 week ago

FEFKA general secretary B Unnikrishnan admits there's casting couch, denies power groups in Malayalam film industry

Hindustan Times

B Unnikrishnan, director and general secretary of the Film Employees Federation of Kerala, recently discussed the findings of the Justice K Hema Committee report. Talking to Matrubhumi, he denied the existence of ‘power groups’ in the Malayalam film industry but admitted that the casting couch exists. Unnikrishnan also said that denying casting couch exists in Mollywood would be ‘denying reality’. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A day after Mohanlal, superstar Mammootty breaks his silence on Hema Committee report

The Hindu

A day after actor Mohanlal broke his silence on the Hema committee report on larger issues in the Malayalam film industry, including those faced by women, actor Mammootty also followed suit in a Facebook post on Sunday with the opinions of the two superstars closely mirroring each other. Welcoming the Hema committee report, he said that he has been waiting …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Morning briefing: BJP's strategy for Maharashtra assembly poll; NCW seeks full release of Hema committee report, & more

Hindustan Times

The BJP which, after its poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections, had decided that it would contest the assembly elections under a collective leadership. This is being viewed as a major setback for deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has been the face of the BJP in all elections since 2014, although Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that …

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4 months, 1 week ago

‘No power group in Malayalam cinema’: Actor Mammootty breaks silence on Hema Committee report

New Indian Express

Actor-producer Mammootty broke silence on the Justice Hema Committee report a day after fellow actor and former AMMA president Mohanlal held a press conference to finally address the issue, more than a week after the release of the report. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the actor stated that he welcomed the report explaining that the delay in his response …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Malayalam superstar Mammootty finally breaks silence on Hema committee report, says let police investigate

India TV News

The Justice Hema Committee report has given courage to many female actors to complain about the exploitation they faced. Now superstar Mammootty has given his reaction to the Hema Committee report and cases of sexual harassment in this time of crisis. Let the police do an honest investigation, requests Mammootty The actor further wrote, "The Justice Hema Committee was constituted …

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Allu Arjun's arrest to firing at Salman Khan's house: Big controversies of 2024

Kerala HC Extends Nodal Officer's Jurisdiction To Receive Complaints Of Victims From Film Industry Who Were Not Before Hema Committee

Hema Committee Report : How Can Witnesses Say They Won't Cooperate With Investigation? Supreme Court Asks

Hema committee report inspires an art exhibition

Men too have dignity: Kerala High Court grants anticipatory bail to actor Menon

Kerala government informs HC of 32 FIRs registered based on Hema Committee report

Hema Committee report: Kerala State Information Commission defers decision to release redacted portions

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

'Went Before Hema Committee For Academic Purpose' : Malayalam Actress Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Direction To Register FIR

Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

Hema Committee report: Preliminary inquiry in cases to be completed by December-end, Kerala govt tells HC

Hema Committee Report: Kerala High Court appoints amicus curiae for women's policy

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema?

Kerala Police to take suo moto cognizance of POCSO-related allegations cited in Hema committee report

Actress Ritabhari Chakraborty meets Mamata Banerjee, pushes for Hema Committee-like panel in Bengali film industry

Hema Committee report: Kerala High Court raps govt for inaction, asks it to hand over full report to SIT

Hema Committee report impact: Members from Kannada film industry push for probe against sexual harassment faced by women

'Corruption, Fear, Lack of Independent Committees': Hindi Film and TV Industry Responds to #MeToo

Dhanya Rajendra faces backlash for ‘selective reporting’ and launching witch-hunt against Mohanlal

FEFKA general secretary B Unnikrishnan admits there's casting couch, denies power groups in Malayalam film industry

A day after Mohanlal, superstar Mammootty breaks his silence on Hema Committee report

Morning briefing: BJP's strategy for Maharashtra assembly poll; NCW seeks full release of Hema committee report, & more

‘No power group in Malayalam cinema’: Actor Mammootty breaks silence on Hema Committee report

Malayalam superstar Mammootty finally breaks silence on Hema committee report, says let police investigate