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Indian film and television personality Ekta
Kapoor says 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. Ekta
made the comment amid the hullabaloo
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.
She was present along with Nimrat Kaur on
Mirror Now's show The Town Hall, hosted
by journalist Barkha Dutt. She 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.
Ekta said, "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.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actors-also-use-their-sexuality-to-get-things-done-ekta-kapoor/story-RcjDsLMChuTEZjVAB4ZbzH.html.
Kapoor says 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. Ekta
made the comment amid the hullabaloo
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.
She was present along with Nimrat Kaur on
Mirror Now's show The Town Hall, hosted
by journalist Barkha Dutt. She 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.
Ekta said, "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.
https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/actors-also-use-their-sexuality-to-get-things-done-ekta-kapoor/story-RcjDsLMChuTEZjVAB4ZbzH.html.
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