Filmmaker Vinta Nanda has locked horns with Imtiaz Ali on his statement saying that the Mumbai film industry was very safe for women, taking an example of Kareena Kapoor during ‘Jab We Met’ shoot.
Taking to her official Instagram handle, Vinta Nanda shared a quote image that read, “Imtiaz Ali should stop pontificating about what women face in the entertainment industry.
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Naturally, a Kareena Kapoor is safe because she is privileged. And he surely must know that the casting couch exists. Why has IFFI Goa selected him to speak on behalf of women? Is it to whitewash the truth? If men like him had the courtesy to abstain from speaking on a subject they have no experience about, one will believe that change is indeed taking place,”
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Along with the text image, the ‘White Noise’ director also shared a caption that read, “It’s shocking to see reports of @imtiazaliofficial making all sorts of statements about women’s issues on an important industry platform like @iffigoa With zero experience, he should have abstained from speaking instead. Who believes there’s no casting couch in the entertainment industry and that women are safe here? Raise your hands! #castingcouch #womensupportingwomen #equality #metoomovement.”
For the unversed, Imtiaz Ali made his statement during a speech at the IFFI. He said that Kareena Kapoor, during the shoot for ‘Jab We Met’, would comfortably lie down on the set even when the crew would be adjusting light around her, highlighting that the industry was a very safe place for women.