The industry claims that closing the Tanushree Dutta record does not cancel the #MeToo move

Mumbai: Members of the film and television industry believe that the closing of the case that triggered the #MeToo movement in India should not jeopardize similar cases that came out from the closet since the first stage of Tanushree Dutta. Film badociations, for their part, continue to probe and punish other defendants.

Nitin Satpute, Tanushree's lawyer, told TOI: "We are going to appeal the closure." We affirm that the police did not even record the eyewitness statements as the hairdresser's Tanushree and two other women who corroborate our position, we presented a video, they also tried to protect the accused (Patekar) by calling the statements of people who said they did not know anything. rhythm? "

The main actress Himani Shivpuri, who defended the writer Vinta Nanda in the Alok Nath case, said: "At first glance, closing the Tanushree record may seem like a setback for the #MeToo movement, since it's she who lit the spark.I think women should not get discouraged or feel defeated by this decision.A movement can only be created by a only one person, it must belong to all those who pursue it.We should not ask why women came out 10 to 15 years later.It takes a lot of courage to talk. "

Amit Behl, deputy secretary-general of CINTAA, an organization of nodal trade specialists, said that its internal committee (IC) was investigating at a sustained pace on other "horrendous and heinous" cases. "Nana and Tanushree are our members, Tanushree met us a few times but did not appear before our committee, and she has been calling for the expulsion of Nana." (Secretary General of CINTAA) Sushant Singh personally called Nana and urged him to clarify his position in front of our IC but in fact they both chose to communicate through their attorneys, which became an unsuccessful exercise, but we offered our support for many women, including Vinta Nanda, whose statement (against Alok Nath) was corroborated by six well-known artists.Our CI brings together renowned professionals such as Renuka Shahane, Amol Gupte, Taapsee Pannu and Richa Chadha ", said Behl.

Behl also pointed out that following the #MeToo move, the entertainment industry had begun to inventory its black sheep and set up ICCs based on the lines Vishaka, after the Tanushree affair lifted the veil on Pandora's box. .

Ashoke Pandit, president of IFTDA (Association of Indian Cinema and Television Directors), said: "The police dismissed the case without further action because it had found no evidence of badual harbadment that may lead to the arrest of the accused, everything must be recorded on black and white paper to have a chance (of conviction). "

Pandit said, "The MeToo movement played an important role in giving women a voice – for example, our badociation acted against Sajid Khan after our ICC interviewed four women whose complaints had been proven authentic. Well-known lawyers such as Mrinalini Deshmukh and Vibhav Krishna supported IFTDA and were part of our ICC panel, take the recent case of Karan Oberoi, or Madhur Bhandarkar, who had been justified even by the Supreme Court. Vipul Shah: In these cases, women who have alleged allegations have disappeared or who have spoken anonymously, unfounded allegations tarnish reputation and destroy careers, false accusations only harm real business. personal gain. "