In a viral Twitter post that's winning praise from netizens, Mumbai Police called out Bollywood for dialogues from movies like Kabir Singh and Dabangg that mainstream misogyny in everyday language and actions. #LanguageMatters
While literature abounds with books on the lives of engineers, IIT students, lawyers, politicians, sportspersons, soldiers, there were very few that told the story of doctors.
We are not saying that cinema is the only or the most powerful platform that infuses any idea in the masses, but think about this—how many people idolise actors and how many idolise someone from any other profession?
Inspired by the bravery of his peer, an actress who was reportedly sexually assaulted only days ago, actor Prithviraj vows never to do films with misogynistic themes.
When Samajwadi Party leader, Abu Azmi placed the blame on women for these horrific incidents, those on Twitter were swift in condemning his words and his sexist views.
Actress Tamannaah was blissfully watching the film Dangal, when she came across callous remarks made by her director, Suraj on women in the Tamil film industry.