#MeToo in Bollywood: Javed Akhtar Gets Slammed for Defending Rajkumar Hirani over the Sexual Harassment Row
Sexual harassment allegations against Rajkumar Hirani spark a fire on Twitter.
The #MeToo movement has taken an all new turn in India. The movement saw a dip over the past month. But new allegations on India's favourite filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani has stirred up the conversation once again. Popular film lyricist Javed Akhtar, Hirani's friend, has come out in support of him and tweeted a few words defending him. He termed him one of the most decent people in the film industry. The words have drawn a mixed reaction from Twitterati. While some has resonated with him, many have called him out. Some have even said that they have even more reasons to doubt Hirani after Javed's defence.
Javed took to his Twitter page, earlier in the day, and wrote, "I had come to the film industry in 1965. After so many years if I am asked who are the most decent people you met in this industry over almost 5 decades, perhaps the first name that will come to my mind is RAJU HIRANI. G.B Shaw has said . “ it is too dangerous to be too good” (sic)" Rajkumar Hirani Denies Sexual Assault Claims, Calls the #MeToo Story 'Malicious'.
To this, reactions are coming in from all quarters.
This person made a logical point
Let the court decide
Is he trying to troll Javed?
This person simply asked Javed to not defend
So far the woman in question has only talked to the media and has raised her concern through an e-mail to Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Hirani's close associate. The matter is yet to take the legal route. But Hirani has his laweyers ready. Let us see what happens to this #MeToo story.
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