Tanushree Dutta who helped trigger the #MeToo movement in India will soon release a short film on the various stories on sexual harassment in Bollywood. The short film will have an online release on March 8, International Women’s Day.
Informing about the same to a leading publication, she said, ”It deals with the issue of willful exploitation of young newcomers in showbiz or any other field where they don’t have mentors or guidance. It is a new format where reality meets fiction”.
Tanushree added, “I wrote the dialogues, inspired by my own insight and understanding on the matter. I was excited to face the camera after nine years because this time, I was not only entertaining but also imparting wisdom to the misled and unfortunate.”
The actress will headline the film as ‘guardian angel’ who is encouraging the girls to make the right decision. Tanushree will face the camera after nine years.
She has opened the flood gates of the #MeToo movement in India when she accused prominent actor Nana Patekar sexually harassed her on the sets of 2008 film ‘Horn Ok Pleassss’. Nana Patekar has denied the claims.