Pooja Bhatt at India Today Conclave East 2018 opened up on Tanushree Dutta-Nana Patekar controversy and #MeToo Movement. She said that at a time when #MeToo Movement has brought out the horrific stories of sexual harassment women to the forefront, Indian film industry is not left unaffected. From every corner of the country, women are finally coming out and speaking up.
ON TANUSHREE DUTTA-NANA PATEKAR CONTROVERSY
Pooja Bhatt: There have been a set of people who have said that Nana is a thorough gentleman, others have said that he is a bully. But what I detest is that people are silencing Tanushree. She should be allowed to speak up. If you are sure about your truth, you need to go to the court. For every bully out there, someone needs to stand up for them.
ON WHAT HAS CHANGED
Pooja Bhatt: I'd like to believe that things are changing but nothing changes until things change in your homes and bedrooms. It's important to air your frustrations. I think violence and abuse come in various forms. When a woman is in pain, that is held against you. When you speak uncomfortable truths in a world of lies, people tend to turn a deaf ear. I believe that truth does not require PR. Expecting people to take your hand when you are engulfed in your rage is naive, because no one will fight your battle for you. The change is that we talk about it more. but the life we preach and life we live are different realities.
I think only when our homes are safe, the world will be safe because as we know 90 per cent abuse happens in homes.
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ON WOMEN SPEAKING UP NOW
On the issue of women speaking up now, Pooja Bhatt said that everyone has their reasons for speaking up and not speaking up. For some people it is therapeutic, for some it is to air their frustration. But are you willing to speak the truth that shakes everything at workplace and homes.
ON NOT GETTING MEATY ROLES
I was a sex symbol by default. I was 23 when I decided to be a filmmaker because I was appalled by the work that was being offered to me. Directors had a problem about me asking for a script. They said, Mahesh Bhatt ki beti hai islie dimaag kharab hai. But I ended up making a film like Tamanna. It was a flop but it got me a national award. After that I made films like Dushman, Zakhm and then Jism, which made more business than other films.
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ON INTRODUCING SUNNY LEONE TO BOLLYWOOD
Pooja Bhatt: I introduced Sunny Leone to the nation. America did not accept her in mainstream cinema. I've seen mothers running up to her with babies, and Sunny told me that this would never happen in the US. They would have not accepted any adult star in films, but India accepted her.
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