asked by many for a pov having been at the forefront of @IndiaMeToo .Finally saw the video of Ms Payal Ghosh. I stand by her right to tell the world her experience & truth. Maligning other women publicly in the bargain basis heresay, in bad taste & wrong. (1)

also read the statement made by Ms Tapsee Pannu about Anurag Kashyap being the ‘biggest feminist’ she knew & I honestly buckled over gobsmacked. Shows how little she knows. Anyone would see otherwise if you just watched his films & his portrayal of women. Having said that.. (2)

The #MeToo movement is 1 where someone speaks their truth, in this case Payal is telling her story & for 100’s to be asking me about this has been a harrowing.I’ve worked with Anurag Kashyap. Haven’t experienced anything. Can’t make up a story to please the mob & sorry (not). (3)

AK’s public defence of Tarun Tejpal always made me squirm. Spoke ignorantly,no clue about the lopsided power structure in workplaces! A W.I.P in such matters, possibly evolving as a human like other entitled men at best.’Biggest Feminist’, Not. Guilty? Should be investigated .(4)

I personally have no clue about how such an investigation can even happen in the current world we live in. Unless more women (or men) come forward with other such instances of abuse of power by Anurag? It’s her word against his etc? Doesn’t go anywhere?Except tabloid TV (5)

In the industry system that we have, convenience & coteries rule, not conscientiousness. Women; mostly pretty faces ‘seeking opportunities’ from men in the driving seats even after they achieve success. So @IndiaMeToo has had almost no working actor make a call out of consequence

Forget about joining a movement like #Metoo , that didn’t happen but not one Veteran,young Turk,Queen or Princess from Bollywood expressed any solidarity for the few of us who fought lone, punishing battles.Interesting to see the opposite.Actresses for AK..Tells you a lot. (8)

So, yes, none of this #SmashPatriarchy sloganeering by most of our industry rings true therefore...
There are exceptions to this but exceptions don’t make the rule. I have met, even worked with some of these exceptions & feel grateful for that. Hope & pray that tribe grows. (9)

Meanwhile, #India ,stop obsessing with this one category; film people & their lives.MJ Akbar, a powerful serial offender,with multiple women having spoken up about being abused by him, actually took the victim to court for defamation.Want to fight for justice?Follow that.(10)

(P.S: & since most won’t get it- the Queen in tweet (8) refers to the current messiah of the masses; Kangana who speaks many truths about the industry, yes, but isn’t very different from those she ‘complains about’ in her own actions. bullyself-serving casteistMean etc )