New Delhi [India], (ANI): Reacting to veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan’s statements defending the practice of casting couch in the film industry, actress Richa Chadda, on Tuesday, urged the public to not further embellish her statements and target Bollywood.
“I think people are making a mountain of a molehill. There’s a narrative that people in Bollywood are the worst and indulge in malpractices which isn’t the case. She meant to say it takes place in all industries, why is Bollywood being singled out?” enquired Richa.
Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan, also shared his views on the comments, saying, “This isn’t the place to discuss casting couch. We’re forming a new Tamil Nadu here. It’s irrelevant. But considering I’m from the film industry, every woman has right to kick away that couch. No woman should speak in its favour.”
Indian filmmaker and social activist Ashoke Pandit took to Twitter to vent out his frustrations over the matter, condemning the statements made by such a senior figure in the Industry.
“I didn’t expect such derogatory & uncalled for statements from a veteran like #SarojKhan and totally condemn it. Our #EntertaimentIndustry, like all other industries respects women. #Exploitation of women is a crime and should be fought in all spheres of life,” he tweeted.