#MeToo in Bollywood: After Women Filmmakers Pledging to Not Support Proven Offenders, It's High Time The Men Boycott Them Too

For all those who thought #MeToo would be just another 'controversy' that would be forgotten easily, here's something you need to know. That is NOT happening anytime soon. In fact, some women filmmakers have come come together to BOYCOTT all those who have been accused of sexual harassment and proven guilty. Critically acclaimed director Reema Kagti took to social media to list down the names of women filmmakers who have joined hands to not work with proven offenders. Alok Nath Sexual Harassment Row: Actor’s Wife to Sue Accuser for Re 1.

She shared a note on Twitter, which reads, "As women and filmmakers, we come together to support the #MeTooIndia movement. We are in complete solidarity with the women who have come forward with honest accounts of harassment and assault. Our respect and admiration to them as their courage has started as a revolution of welcome change. We are here to spread awareness to help create a safe and equal atmosphere for all in the workplace. We have also taken a stand to not work with proven offenders. We urge all our peers in the industry to do the same." Saif Ali Khan: #MeToo Is a Good Start Because People Will Now Think 20 Times Before Misbehaving.

While it is truly overwhelming to see the women take a stand against sexual offenders, we think it is high time the men come out in support of this too. How about the male directors uniting against sexual harassment offenders? As far as Bollywood is concerned, all those who have been accused are men. However, that doesn't mean that ALL the male directors fall under the same category. So, the ones who are clean should definitely take a stand and take the same pledge too.

Here's the list of women filmmakers who have pledged to not work with proven offenders-

Alankrita Shrivastava

Gauri Shinde

Kiran Rao

Konkana Sen Sharma

Meghna Gulzar

Nandita Das

Nitya Meha

Reema Kagti

Ruchi Narain

Shonali Bose

Zoya Akhtar

Check out the official announcement here-

Celebrities such as Nana Patekar, Rajat Kapoor, Subhash Kapoor, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Vikas Bahl, Kailash Kher, Sajid Khan, Mukesh Chhabra and comedy group AIB, Aditi Mittal, singer Raghu Dixit, Tamil lyricist-poet Vairamuthu have been named and shamed.

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