Sonakshi Sinha: Nobody deserves to feel unsafe at work.

There's a lot being said about creating a
safe work culture for women. Actress
Sonakshi Sinha has also added her voice in
agreement to it, saying that a shift in
workplace culture is needed.
The entertainment industry -- be it
Hollywood or Bollywood-- is having its
moment of reckoning in the wake of sexual
abuse reports coming in from all quarters.
Sonakshi is glad that women are speaking
up, but feels the debate should have started
"long back".
"I think it's very important and this stir
should have been made long back. Nobody
deserves to be made to feel unsafe,
especially while working. It should be
something to look forward to. I am glad
women are finally speaking out," Sonakshi
told IANS in an email interview.
It all started with numerous women coming
forward to allege that Hollywood mogul
Harvey Weinstein used his position to harass
them.
Since then, many have come out in the open
to talk about sexual advances from big
names like Kevin Spacey, James Toback, Ben
Affleck, Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman.
Back home, comedienne Mallika Dua stirred
up the debate by hitting out at Bollywood
star Akshay Kumar for "Aap bell bajao, main
aap ko bajata hun" (You ring the bell, I will
bang you) remark during the shooting of a
TV show.
Professionally, Sonakshi -- daughter of actor-
turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha and
Poonam Sinha -- didn't have it easy in the
entertainment world considering how she
was body-shamed and even faced some
setbacks at the box office.
After making a successful debut with
"Dabangg", she gave out hits like "Rowdy
Rathore", "Lootera" and "Holiday: A Soldier Is
Never Off Duty".
But films like "Tevar", "Akira" and "Noor"
went unnoticed. She is back on the silver
screen with murder-mystery "Ittefaq" --
backed by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies
Entertainment, Karan Johar's Dharma
Productions and B.R. Studios.
Sonakshi says failure doesn't scare her.
"My priority has always been to be happy.
Whether it's my work or my life at home, it is
important to be happy from within to make
others happy. I try to be as positive so that it
reflects on my work as well," she said and
added that she believes "failure teaches a
person a lot more than success does.
"Nothing ever stops at failure. It's always
followed by success because of the lessons
it taught you," said the 30-year-old.
Just like her onscreen avatar, Sonakshi is
'Dabangg' (fearless) in her real life too.
"I try and be as real as I can and I guess
people appreciate that, so no I am not
scared. I am who I am, this is me... Take it or
leave it."
Talking of "Ittefaq" -- which is the remake of
the original film of the same name made in
1969, produced by B.R. Chopra, directed by
Yash Chopra and featuring Rajesh Khanna,
Sonakshi said: "The best part of the
character was to be able to play two sides...
a good and a bad.
"It is very exciting when a script challenges
you like this. It will definitely showcase
another side of me as an actor work-wise."
The film, also featuring Sidharth Malhotra
and Akshaye Khanna, released on Friday.

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