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She added, “Not just the actors and stars, but members of other unions work shoulder to shoulder with male companions but the scale of payment is much lesser only because they are women.” read more
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The Malayalam film industry, long hailed for its artistic prowess, was shaken to its core on Tuesday as Mohanlal, the celebrated actor and president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (A.M.M.A), resigned alongside other top officials amid fierce backlash over some of its members facing sexual abuse allegations.
The day also saw the Congress and the BJP stepping up their demands for actor-politician Mukesh’s resignation as CPI(M) MLA, citing the gravity of the accusations against him.
Meanwhile, Malayalam superstar and Union Minister Suresh Gopi faced criticism from within his own party, the BJP, for his perceived defence of Mukesh, who faces similar abuse allegations, as well as for allegedly manhandling media personnel in his constituency, Thrissur, on Tuesday.
The mass resignation of Mohanlal and other office-bearers of AMMA comes as the Kerala film industry grapples with revelations by some female actors who have narrated their traumatic experiences through the media, following the disturbing findings of the Hema Committee report, which exposed widespread atrocities against women in the Malayalam film industry.
Salman Khan’s co-star Revathy has now spoken about the same.
“The film industry is not a very channelised industry so here there are times when you are asked to come for an audition but you are not take into a role. Even the hairdresser, technicians and others are asked to come but there is no proper place to even sit and the modesty is compromised,” she said.
She added, “Not just the actors and stars, but members of other unions work shoulder to shoulder with male companions but the scale of payment is much lesser only because they are women.”
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