Filmmaker
Gauri
Shinde,
known
for
making
movies
with
women
as
central
characters,
says
the
recent
Bengaluru
molestation
incident
is
disgusting
and
it
is
time
for
a
swift
action.
"It
is
disgusting.
What
is
this
heinous
world
that
we
live
in?
What
can
I
say
to
express
my
outrage?
This
is
not
the
time
to
speak.
It
is
time
for
action.
Swift
action," Shinde
said.
"Nil
Battey
Sannata"
fame
director
Ashwini
Iyer
Tiwari
also
spoke
about
the
incident
that
happened
during
the
New
Year's
Eve
celebrations
in
Bengaluru.
"When
we
were
young,
my
mother
never
used
to
be
scared
to
send
me
to
play
in
the
playground.
Why
is
it
now
that
I
am
slightly
scared
to
send
my
girl
to
the
garden?
Over-exposure
of
communication
which
demeans
women
the
way
they
are
portrayed
evokes
the
feeling
that
this
is
the
way
women
are!"
she
said.
"It's
just
on
TV
or
the
internet.
Women
have
been
objectified
everywhere.
So,
young
men
think
that
this
is
correct
since
they
are
growing
up
watching
this.
Young
men
feel
a
need
of
power
that
they
can
do
anything
to
show
a
one
up
towards
women.
And
this
is
a
cause
of
concern,'' Tiwari
said.
"We
have
powerless
heads
who
think
the
root
cause
of
everything
related
to
disrespecting
a
woman
is
the
woman
herself.
As
a
society,
our
responsibility
is
to
start
teaching
young
boys
about
all
the
challenges
women
face
in
schools
and
homes.
Respecting
woman
starts
from
there,
similar
to
respecting
your
mother,
the
woman
who
is
placed
at
the
highest
societal
level,"
she
added.
With
inputs
from
IANS.