Many female actors in the Hindi film industry have opened up about facing sexual harassment from directors, producers, and other men in power. There have also been stories of such men exploiting young female talents in return for giving them a chance in films.
People online have been accusing Ram Gopal Varma of the same after a video of dancing sensually with actor Inaya Sultana went viral. RGV himself posted the video on Twitter and claimed that the man and woman in the video are not him and Inaya. Have a look:
I once again want to clarify that the guy in this video is not me and the Girl in Red is not @inaya_sultana and I swear this on American President JOE BIDEN pic.twitter.com/K8nNera7Rc
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 22, 2021
People online accused the director of “exploiting” the actor and compared the video to the infamous ‘casting couch’ experiences.
We understand the pain of all girls who went through such Casting Couch type way.Shame is useless word for you people. @BefittingFacts @desimojito @coolfunnytshirt
— Pradeepp (@Nituveer) August 22, 2021
I can’t believe my eyes…itna open grope kar raha hai ye banda and why is the lady not even tryin to put him away!!!!
— hardik (@jetflytranquil) August 22, 2021
So much enthusiasm at the age of 60, shame on you sir, you are dancing in public with a girl of your granddaughter’s age.
— Kunal Priyadarshi🇮🇳 (@kunalpriyadars4) August 22, 2021
So much enthusiasm at the age of 60, shame on you sir, you are dancing in public with a girl of your granddaughter’s age.
— Kunal Priyadarshi🇮🇳 (@kunalpriyadars4) August 22, 2021
All this just to get a movie ? Pity her ! If she regrets it later , may God gives her all the strength to overcome it all.
— Yukti Arora 🇮🇳 (@YuktiArora9914) August 23, 2021
This is what real face of bollywood is. No shame, just do whatever other ask for a role. 👏👏
RGV have some shame man. Stop exploiting small town girls.
— Rohit (@Rohit21733767) August 22, 2021
Acts like this further degrade the respect of women artists, encourage the other worst men of industry to exploit more.
This is the classic example of misusing power position
— Rajendra Prasad R (@rp_rachakonda) August 23, 2021
That was not a dancing video but a sleezy act with you going all over her. We could see that you were too drunk. It was cringeworthy. Wonder why these girls are so desperate to tolerate such nonsense from a pervert. Yucks
— Shalini 🇮🇳 (@regovilla) August 24, 2021
However, later Ram Gopal Varma shared a picture with Inaya Sultana on Twitter and admitted that it was him in the video, reports TOI.
With the beautiful @inaya_sultana my dancing partner in the viral video pic.twitter.com/4jRGwn1Mh6
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 24, 2021
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