#metoo Movement in India AND IT’S REACTION, Check-[it]-Now!!
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#metoo movement in India is a historical breaking point for women.
The rise of the #metoo movement in India is all set to ensure a tectonic shift in work culture and gender equations.
In Shinningyou you can know-#metoo and It’s Reaction.
We are entering a new era.
Social media users have reacted positively to the feature, with many lauding the tech giant for highlighting such a crucial gender movement.Now it is in increasing trends #metoo movement of India.
So many famous and reputed name has come in this sexual harassment case.
I am sharing some name as bellows-
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1. Mukesh Chhabra:
Actor | Casting Director | Casting Department 
Born – May 27, 1980 in New Delhi, India
Mukesh Chhabra is a popular Actor. Latest movies in which Mukesh Chhabra has acted are Rajma Chawal, Raman Raghav 2.0 and Gangs of Wasseypur.
Accused of –
Sexual harassment by two aspiring actresses.
His defense
Mukesh Chhabra has responded to the allegations by issuing a notice to the Mid-Day, which published the allegations.
The notice issued by Punam Sawhney, CEO of Mukesh Chhabra Casting Company, requests the details of the complainants and the recorded conversation so that they can place it before ICC.
“It is very unfortunate that years of hard work and building of goodwill is destroyed by this anonymous allegations,” Chhabra told TOI.
Current status
Fox Star Studios and, the production house backing Mukesh Chakra’s directorial venture ‘Kizzie Aur Manny’, has announced its decision to “suspend the services”.
2.Rahul Johri:
Rahul Johri is the Chief Executive Officer at the BCCI in INDIA.
On 2012, he received the ‘Media Professional of the Year’ award by the World Brand Congress.
During his leadership, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific was awarded ‘Best Media and Entertainment Company’ in 2012 by the Indo American Chambers of Commerce.
In 2017, Johri was listed amongst the top 10 Sports Business Executives of the Year by Sports Business, for his contribution to the 550% jump in the IPL media right sale.
Accused Of
John has been accused of misbehavior by an unnamed person, who claimed to be an ex-colleague of Johri at the Discovery Channel.
Defense
Discovery India, the previous employer of Rahul Johri, said through an official st”The #metoo movement has inspired growing, worldwide awareness of sexual violence and sexual assault.
It’s a significant moment in internet history.
#metoo marks a time when sexual assault survivors everywhere turned the internet into a platform for their voice.
Current Status
The Committee of Administrators has set up a three-member panel to probe charges against Johri. The panel has been given 15 days to submit a report.
3. Ashish Patil:
Accused Of
Activist Japleen Parischa shared a post in which she claimed that Ashish allegedly took her and tried to kiss her.
His defense
Patil has denied the allegations.
Current status-
YRF has sacked Patil in the wake of the allegation.
4. Anirban Blah:
Recently KWAN Entertainment founder Anirban Das Blah, a popular Bollywood celebrity manager was also accused of the same.
Post the allegations. He was asked to step aside from his position and asked about #metoo movement of India.
A statement issued by the entertainment and marketing company stated, “We have asked Anirban Blah to forthwith step aside from his duties, activities, and responsibilities at KWAN, its subsidiaries, and affiliates with immediate effect,”.
Seems like this did not go down well with him as he tried to commit suicide.
According to a report in the Hindu, he was rescued today morning by the Vashi traffic police.
after they found him on Vashi’s old bridge. The incident took place around 12:30 am.
Accused of-
Several women including aspiring actress Meira Omar have also accused that Anirban Blah of sexually harassing them.
Blah is the co-founder of talent management agency which is known as- KWAN.
His defense-
Blah apologized unconditionally saying, “To anyone I may have hurt, I am sorry.”
This isn’t revenged for you.
Current status-
The celebrity manager has been asked to step aside from his duties, activities, and responsibilities at KWAN (according to the company’s statement dated October 16) after several allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him in the last few days.
On late Thursday night (Oct 18), Anirban was rescued by the police, from the railing of the old Vashi Bridge (Navi Mumbai) during an apparent suicide attempt.
5. Ajit Thakur:
Mr. Ajit Thakur serves as Chief Executive Officer of Trinity at Eros International Media Ltd.
He served as Chief Executive Officer of Eros Next. Mr. Thakur served as Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Pictures at Eros International Media Limited since February 23, 2015.
Mr. Thakur served as Head of STAR One at Star India Private Limited since August 2011.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Balaji Telefilms Ltd. until May 14, 2009, and Balaji Motion Pictures. …
Accused Of-
A young writer from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has accused Thakur, of forcing her to have alcohol and misbehave with her.
Defense-
He has not yet to respond to the allegations against him.
Current Status-
The Screenwriters’ Association committee will hear the writer’s story and upon her consent, action will be taken.
6. Suresh Rangarajan:
Accused Of
Sexual allegations.
The highlights of his stint at Artha include the path-breaking Start-up City & Knowledge Park – Empresa.
Head of Corporate Communications at Tata Motors
India
Public Relations and Communications.
| Current | Tata Motors |
| Previous | Vodafone India Ltd,
Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd, Vaishnavi Corporate Communications |
| Education | University of Pune |
His defense
Rangarajan has not responded to the allegations.
Current status
Tata Motors has sent him on leave and said that an objective inquiry will be conducted against him.
7.Bussan Kumar:
| Born | 27 November 1977 (age 40)
Delhi, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Chairman and Managing director(T-Series), Film producer, Music producer, Composer |
| Years active | 1998 – till present |
| Spouse(s) | Divya Khosla Kumar |
| Parent(s) | Gulshan Kumar (Father) |
Accused of
Sexual harassment allegations.
His defense
Producer Bhushan Kumar has denied the sexual harassment allegations against him and, saying the claims are being used as a “tool to malign and spoil his reputation.”
Current status-
Kumar has lodged a police complaint against the anonymous person.
8. Vicky Sadana:
Vicky Sidana a casting director of famous films like ‘Airlift’, ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ and ‘Drishyam’ & several films.
Now he is all geared up to be a part of ‘Bollywood Ki Pathshala’ in search of fresh talent and give them some useful insights about how to be impressive during auditions.
Accused of-
Post the allegations, actress Kritika Sharma also spoke out against Sidana, accusing him of attempted rape.
Two aspiring actresses have accused Vicky Sidana of sexual harassment.
His defense
Sidana has not yet responded to the allegations against him.
Current status
Kritika tried to register an FIR against Sidana at Versova police station, but the cops said they wanted to investigate the matter first and since the incident took place 5 years ago.
9. Jatin Das:
A Renowned painter, Padma Bhushan recipient.
Accused of
Entrepreneur Nisha Bora and writer Garusha Katoch have accused the artist of sexually harassing them.
His defense
Padma Bhushan recipient Das has denied the charges against him by Bora and saying that he has never met her previously.
He said the allegations are leveled against people “for the fun of it”.
Current status
No action as of yet.
10.Kangana Ranaut:
Kangana Ranaut is an Indian famous actress and who works in Hindi films.
One of the highest-paid actresses in the country, she is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and four Film fare Awards.She supports #metoo movement of India.
Ranaut has featured five times.
Accused Of
Actor Adhyayan Suman has alleged that Kangana abused him both physically and emotionally during their relationship period.
Defense
No response yet
Current Status
No action as of yet.
11. Gouranga Doshi:
Accused of
Gaurang Doshi is accused of sexual harassment by actress Flora Saini.
His defense
Gaurang Doshi denies this type of allegation.
Current status
At this time Flora Saini has sent a legal notice to Gaurang Doshi.
12. Subhash Ghai:
Subhash Ghai was born in Nagpur.
His father was a dentist who practiced in Delhi.
| Born | 24 January 1945 (age 73)
Nagpur, Central Provinces, and Berar, British India |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter, music director |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mukta Ghai (m. 1971) |
| Children | Meghna
Muskaan |
Awards:
National Film Awards
Film fare Awards
1998: Best Screenplay: Pardes
IIFA Awards
2015: IIFA Award for outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema
Other Awards
2013: Skill Tree Education Evangelist of India
Accused of
A woman had accused the filmmaker of raping her.
Recently, TV actress and model Kate Sharma also accused of forcefully hugging and kissing her.
His defense
The filmmaker has denied all the allegations leveled against him.
Current status
Kate Sharma has made a complaint against Subhash Ghai.
13. Sham Kaushal:
He was born in a small village called Mirzapur near Tanda in Punjab, India. He did his Post-graduation in English literature from Gov. College, Hoshiarpur in Punjab.
From a humble origin to become one of the most popular and sought after action directors in the Hindi film industry, Mr. Sham Kaushal has come a long way in his 27 years long career.
He has the Bajrangi Bhaijan, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dhoom 3, Ram Leela, Raajneeti, Phantom, Kaminey, Om Shanti Om, Gundey, Ishaqzaade & realistic Films like Black Friday, Parzania, 1971.
Prestigious Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire along with Hindi superhot like Dangal, Bajirao Mastani, Krrish 2 & A Wednesday and The Reluctant Fundamentalist to his credit.
Apart from many other prestigious awards he has got four Film fare Awards, maximum any Action Director has got.
He is thankful to God for being so kind to him.
Accused of
Assistant director Nameeta Prakash has accused Kaushal of sexual harassment in 2006 during outdoor shooting.
Defense
Kaushal has responded to the allegations by saying that he always tried to be a good human being and not done any wrong.
He also apologized for unintentionally causing any hurt to anyone.
Current status
No action as of yet.
14. Arjun Sarja:
| Born | Arjun Sarja
15 August 1964 (age 54) Madhugiri, Mysore State (now Madhugiri, Tumkur District, Karnataka), India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Ashok Babu, Seenu |
| Occupation | Film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, distributor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Niveditha Arjun (m. 1988) |
| Children | Aishwarya, Anjana |
| Parent(s) | Shakti Prasad (father)
Lakshmi (mother) |
Awards:
Accused of
Kannada actress Sruthi Hariharan, through a Facebook post, has accused co-star Arjun Sarja of inappropriately touching her during the shoot of ‘Vismaya’.
His defense
Arjun has denied the allegations leveled against him by Sruthi.
He said, I never expected this.
Current status
While former Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce president Sa Ra Govindu accused Sruthi of making a false allegation.
And director Arun Vaidyanathan defended Arjan, Sruthi received support from various quarters.
Shraddha Srinath also tweeted in Sruthi’s support.
Ruth also got support from actresses Neethu Shetty and Ragini.
15. Dibakar Banerjee:
Banerjee started his career in advertising, then being a feature filmmaker and he still continues to be an ad-filmmaker.
He also runs his own film production house, Dibakar Banerjee Productions.
Actress Payal Rohatgi has accused Dibakar of sexual misconduct.
Payal claims Banerjee had asked her to “lift her shirt and show him her stomach.”
His defense
Dibakar Banerjee responded to Bombay Times saying, I had categorical cleared my stand then, all are false.
Current status
No action as of now.
However, the Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman also supports the#metoo movement of India.
He told, “we should be careful in creating a new internet justice system and in case it’s misused.”
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