Actress
Raveena
Tandon
has
batted
for
safety
of
women
and
says
that
steps
need
to
be
taken
aggressively
against
those
who
are
guilty
of
harassing
women.
The
actress
on
April
22
shared
a
clipping
of
a
newspaper
and
captioned
it,
"To
some
of
those
who
found
Maatr
queasy...
That
was
the
intention,
to
disturb.
But
below
is
harsh
reality.
Time
to
Act.
Maneka
Gandhi
BJP."
Politician
Maneka
Gandhi,
who
is
the
Union
Minister
for
Women
and
Child
Development,
said,
"Yes,
Raveena
Tandonji.
I
am
also
as
appalled
by
such
incidents.
We
are
working
to
change
the
mindset
through
a
number
of
initiatives."
To
which
Raveena
replied,
"Yes
ma'am.
law
amendments,
steps
need
to
be
taken
aggressively.
Fast
track
courts,
non-bailable
offences,
eg
set
in
conviction
if
proved
guilty."
Raveena's
latest
release
Maatr
highlights
the
failure
of
the
judiciary
to
deliver
justice
in
crimes
against
women.
It
has
been
shot
in
Delhi
and
Haryana.
The
film,
directed
by
Ashtar
Sayyed,
also
features
Hasan
Malik,
Madhur
Mittal,
Divya
Jagdal,
Shailender
Goyal,
Anurag
Arora,
Saheem
Khan
and
Rushad
Rana
in
key
roles.