Daily Times

The #MeToo movement in Bollywood is growing stronger with each passing day, with some of the most unexpected and shocking names being taken as perpetrators of sexual misconduct, an Indian publication reports. In this regard, celebrity hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani recently took to her Twitter account to warn megastar Amitabh Bachchanthat his truth will come out soon. A Twitter user had shared Bachchan’s post on the #METoo movement, to which Sapna replied, “This has to be the biggest lie ever. Sir the film Pink has released and gone and your image of being an activist will soon too. Your truth will come out very soon. Hope you are biting your hands cuz nails will not be enough. @SrBachchan #Metoo #MeTooIndia #comeoutwomen.” In another tweet, Sapna later clarified that she has not faced any incident of sexual misconduct at the hands of the Pink actor, but has personally heard of many incidents from other women. She said her post is to encourage women to come and tell their stories. “Have personally heard so many stories of Bachchan’s sexual misconduct and I hope those women come out. His hypocrisy is sooooo tired. #Metoo #MeTooIndia,” she tweeted. The #MeToo movement gained momentum when Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss almost a decade ago. On this Big B had refused to comment saying that he was neither Tanushree, not Nana Patekar to comment on the matter. He received a lot of flak, but took a stand on the issue some days later. In a social media post, he wrote, “No woman should ever be subjected to any kind of misbehaviour or disorderly conduct; especially at her workplace.”

Published in Daily Times, October 14^th 2018.