I get asked more about rapes in India than progress : Freida Pinto

India has its own specific set of problems around abuse, and its own difficulties facing up to them. The horrific case of Jyoti Singh, who was raped, beaten and killed by six men on a Delhi bus in 2012 prompted nationwide public protests and worldwide condemnation. "I get asked more about rape in India than progress in India, says Pinto, who has also been a prominent advocate of women's rights off-screen. Abuses also go on inside India's film industry "100%, Pinto asserts. The country is ripe for its own #MeToo moment, she says. "I'm sure there are many women out there who are so scared to speak and they will only speak if they feel that solidarity. I wait for that day.

In the film, Sonia is taken from India to Hong Kong, then to Los Angeles, where she is made to work as an escort for white Americans. "I wanted to make a movie about global sex trafficking and bring it back home because it makes people uncomfortable,