This Diwali there was less celebration and more concern in the film fraternity. A volcano in the form of #MeToo has burst in show business and every headline is damaging relationships, reputations and public images of many celebrities.
This week’s blog is not about digging more skeletons, it is not about pointing fingers, not about who is right or wrong and most certainly not about whom I support or condemn but about what precautions being taken to ensure that what happened will not happen again!
So far, every organization, every institution, every production house has exhibited solidarity for the movement and filmmakers/ artistes accused of abuse have been dropped from projects and reality shows.
The MAMI festival which is an annual event at this time of the year in Mumbai had a tough call to take when it dropped films where filmmakers have been accused by harassment victims. A tough call because the decision affects the rest of the crew/ actors and technicians who will be affected for no fault of theirs.
(To be continued)
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