Actors Swara Bhasker, Raveena Tandon and Renuka Shahane, among others, will be a part of the CINTAA committe set up to tackle sexual harassment in the film industry. read more

By sharing Sapna Pabbi’s message, Shahid Kapoor’s wife Mira Rajput has extended her support for Tanushree Dutta. read more

Bollywood actor Shakti Kapoor has laughed off Tanushree Dutta’s harassment allegations against Nana Patekar. When asked to comment on the controversy, Kapoor said he has no clue about it as he was not in India. When one of the reporters briefed him about the matter, the actor said, “I don’t know what happened 10 years ago, I was a kid back then.” Tanushree has alleged that Patekar harassed and threatened her on a film set 10 years ago; she has garnered support from many in the film industry including Farhan Akhtar, Priyanka Chopra, Twinkle Khanna, Hansal Mehta, Richa Chadha and Swara Bhasker, among others.read more

While briefing the media, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday reacted to Tanushree Dutta’s allegation on Nana Patekar and said, “Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. We were the first government to start ‘She-Box’ on social media and women who wrote to us saying they are harassed, we took action immediately”. She further added, “I feel we should also start something called ‘Me Too India’ in which any woman who has been harassed at any point should write to us and we should investigate. For the first time National Commission for Women (NCW) is going into every case complained to us and we go in detail”.read more

Tanushree Dutta on Saturday said that contrary to what Nana Patekar had claimed, she has received no legal notice from him. read more

Actress Tanushree Dutta has alleged that Bollywood veteran leader Nana Patekar allegedly misbehaved with her on the sets of the 2008 film, Horn OK Pleassss. Speaking to ANI, Dutta said that Patekar allegedly misbehaved with her and her complaint to the makers went unaddressed. “He misbehaved on the sets. He was being aggressive and was pushing me around. I complained about him, but it was not heard. They (film crew) were forcing me to do an intimate step. My contract stated that it was a solo dance sequence,” she told ANI. Patekar, a Padma Shri and National Award winner, did not respond to Hindustan Times’ requests for a comment. The #MeToo movement began with allegations of sexual harassment and rape against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and triggered a global movement. Indian actors such as Radhika Apte, Richa Chadda, Swara Bhasker and Konkona Sen Sharma have spoken about it, without revealing names.read more

From Bollywood names to Hollywood stars, celebrities keep quitting social networks in some way or the other — but few or none stay away for good. Entertainment industry experts say that these breaks are good for famous people’s mind and soul. read more

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri had to delete an abusive tweet targeting actor Swara Bhasker for speaking on the Kerala nun rape case. read more

Earlier this week, Anubhav Sinha, director of the new film Mulk, alleged that his film’s rating was being attacked on IMDb. Here are five other movies whose ratings were messed around with. read more

Not new to breaking the mould and not getting typecast, actor Sumeet Vyas is all set to surprise fans with his first ever negative role, in the web series It’s Not That Simple. read more

Veere Di Wedding actor, Shikha Talsania says that she often finds it interesting to read comments — good or bad — on her social media posts. read more

Swara Bhasker said that a man tried to kiss her on the ear and told her he loved her during an uncomfortable work meeting. read more

Actor Shikha Talsania talks about playing a young mom onscreen, working with Kareena Kapoor Khan and the much talked about masturbation scene in Veere Di Wedding. read more

Actor Swara Bhasker reveals that industry people do advise her against being so outspoken on social media about various political issues. read more

Sonam Kapoor blamed insecure men on the attacks Swara Bhasker had to face after the controversial masturbation scene in Veere Di Wedding. read more