Actress
Raveena
Tandon
has
cancelled
plans
to
promote
her
upcoming
movie
Maatr
-
The
Mother
on
The
Viral
Fever
(TVF),
following
the
sexual
harassment
allegations
against
its
founder
and
CEO
Arunabh
Kumar.
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"I
was
not
aware
of
the
controversy
as
I
was
in
New
York
and
in
the
middle
of
a
snow
storm," Raveena
said
in
a
statement.
"Our
film
deals
with
a
very
strong
message
about
zero
tolerance
to
any
form
of
violence
or
abuse
against
women.
The
film's
producers
and
actors
feel
that
until
allegations
against
the
producer
and
the
channel
are
proven
wrong,
we
will
refrain
from
promoting
the
film
or
any
of
the
actors
appearing
on
the
said
show,"
she
added.
TVF
is
an
online
entertainment
platform
that
satirises
Indian
politics,
movies,
life-style,
and
the
social
system.
Maatr
co-producer
Anjum
Rizvi
pointed
out:
"Raveena's
character
is
a
working
woman.
Our
film
has
been
inspired
by
incidents
which
are
happening
in
India
today.
Right
now,
we
felt
we
should
not
get
into
it,
so
we
have
opted
out
of
the
TVF
show."
"It's
a
sensitive
issue
and
we
have
to
handle
everything
with
care
and
not
use
whatever
tools
and
means
possible.
We
need
to
be
careful
of
how
we
promote
the
film."
Rizvi
said
that
"Raveena
is
a
vocal
personality
and
doesn't
mince
her
words".
"She
is
also
involved
in
every
aspect
of
the
film
as
the
subject
is
very
close
to
her
heart.
As
filmmakers,
we
can
raise
issues,
though
we
can't
come
up
with
solutions.
We
are
just
highlighting
the
issue,
but
talks
about
whether
women
should
or
should
not
take
law
into
their
hands
and
how
long
they
should
wait
for
justice
to
be
meted
out,"
said
the
co-producer.