After the death of the 19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim, many Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to condemn the heinous crime and demanded that the perpetrators be punished. Actress Mallika Sherawat also tweeted about how the mindset towards women in the country needs to change.
Unless india reforms it’s medieval mindset towards women nothing will change #HathrasHorror #NirbhayaCase
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) September 30, 2020
Subsequently, Twitter user Karan Kumar replied saying that her roles in films, as well as the message they deliver, were part of the problem. He went on to ask her to improve before talking about reforms.
Here is how the actress responded:
So the movies I act in are an invitation for rape!!! It’s mentality like yours that make Indian society regressive for women! If you hv a problem wt my movies then Don’t see them #nocountryforwomen https://t.co/I5XdN7zAA6
— Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) October 7, 2020
Hindustan Times quoted her saying in an old interview, “There were so many accusations and judgments on me. If you wear short skirts, kiss onscreen then you’re a fallen woman with no morals. Men tend to take liberties with you. This happened to me too. I was thrown out of projects because heroes would say ‘why can’t you be intimate with me? You can do it on screen, what’s the problem in doing that with me in private?’ I’ve lost so many projects. It’s very reflective of society, what women deal with in our country.”
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