Tanushree Dutta, who kickstarted the #MeToo movement in India after reiterating her decade-old harassment allegations against Nana Patekar, Tuesday said such cases are not taken seriously in India but she is confident that she will get justice.
“I am hoping I will get justice. But not figured out what kind of justice I will get. There are rules and regulations, things are tweaked and twisted and there is corruption so justice gets delayed. “Harassment cases are not taken seriously in our country. One is told to forget about it. This is the attitude but by allowing it you are creating an evil environment. I am in the fight and I know I will be getting retribution,’ Tanushree said at Manthan Aaj-Tak event.
In September, Tanushree spoke about the bitter experience she had while working on a film in 2008 and once again accused her co-star Nana Patekar of sexual harassment while filming a special song. Though quite a few industry people have shown their support to Tanushree, there are many who have stayed mum and the actor said the biggies are not talking about it as they view her allegations as a controversy.
“I was on national TV for ten years, I had a career in films and I had a career to lose. There was a situation where I had to defend myself. I did not speak because I wanted to be a hero but I wanted to defend myself.”
She is glad that today naming and shaming is happening and “if men are scared then they should be.” When asked whether she imagined that the #MeToo movement will result in Patekar being dropped from a film, a minister facing the wrath and a film production house being dissolved, besides lot of women coming forward and talking about their own experiences, Tanushree said it was all surprising. “Ten years back the coverage was mostly scandalous, sensationalised and nothing came out of it. The doors that I knocked did not open for me and I was left disappointed”. (PTI)
