While speaking about sexual harassment in the Hindi film industry,
actress Kalki Koechlin told that there are women in the film industry who face
sexual abuse, but, as they are not popular or successful, people don't pay
attention to them.
After Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was exposed by numerous
actresses for sexual abuse, a lot of Bollywood celebs are speaking about the
same happening in the Hindi film industry.
Speaking to a tabloid, Kalki revealed, "I don't think
we provide an environment to our women to speak up about sexual abuse," and
added further, "We only listen to people once they are successful or
famous. There are a lot of women who are at the struggling stages of their
career who talk about these things but no one will listen to their story."
Kalki also stated that people only listen to those who are
famous. She further told, "We are harping on the Harvey Weinstein issue
which happened in LA while we have our own issues the incidents at High Spirits
in Pune, or the TVF incident. You hear about these things for half a day and
then it is gone. We need to take responsibility for our own stories. I feel
it's about time we start listening to them."
Harvey Weinstein has been in the news when more than 50
women including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lupita Nyong'o and Kate
Beckinsale disclosed how he sexually abused them.
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