Ekta Kapoor makes SHOCKING REVELATIONS

Television Queen and Bollywood producer, Ekta Kapoor recently made shocking revelations about the dirty secrets of the industry.

At the Mirror Now's show "The Town Hall", hosted by journalist Barkha Dutt, Ekta revealed that there are powerful producers who use their position to exploit aspirants in showbiz, but then there are also actors who use their sexuality to get work.

Her comments come amidst the controversies over sexual harassment allegations that emerged across showbiz globally after several names in Hollywood came out against producer Harvey Weinstein, followed by complaints against a slew of actors and filmmakers.

Ekta was asked if a Harvey Weinstein also exists in Bollywood, and if the #MeToo campaign has helped women come out with their story in the entertainment industry.

To this she replied: "Well, I think there are Harvey Weinsteins in Bollywood, but there is probably an equal number of Harvey Weinsteins on the other side of the story, but people do not want to talk about that part. Yes, there are people in power like producers who use their power to take advantage of people, but at the same time there are people on the other side, like an actor or others who need the job, would also use their sexuality to get things done.

"Therefore, I believe that predators should not be put in a box based on power. It is always not true that the person who does not have power is the victim."

Citing an example, Ekta said: "Being a producer, on a personal level when I talk to my male counterparts, they said they were propositioned blatantly. Is that person not a predator?

"In our industry, if one actor meets a producer at 2 a.m. and hooks up with him and after five days, if she wants a job based on that and the producer doesn't give the job because he wants personal and professional things separate, then who is the victim here? The interpretation is always that the powerful person took advantage of the poor little budding actor or something that is always not the truth."

Earlier this month, Ekta's father and veteran actor Jeetendra was  accused of sexually harassing his cousin, who came forward to file a police complaint 47 years after the alleged incident.

Jeetendra dubbed the charges as "baseless", and a "miserable effort by a jealous competitor to disrupt his business activities".

(Quotes: IANS)