Kalki
Koechlin
says
there
are
women
who
face
sexual
abuse
in
the
film
industry
but
people
often
turn
a
blind
eye
to
them
as
they
are
not
famous
or
successful.
Recently,
Hollywood
witnessed
the
Harvey
Weinstein
scandal
which
has
put
the
spotlight
on
sexual
abuse
in
the
entertainment
industry.
"I
don't
think
we
provide
an
environment
to
our
women
to
speak
up
about
sexual
abuse," Kalki
says
in
an
interview
with
PTI.
"We
only
listen
to
people
once
they
are
successful
or
famous.
There
are
a
lot
of
women
who
are
at
the
struggling
stages
of
their
career
who
talk
about
these
things
but
no
one
will
listen
to
their
story."
The
actor
says
people
are
interested
in
listening
to
someone
only
when
they
become
famous.
Weinstein
has
been
in
news
following
a
New
York
Times
and
the
New
Yorker
expose
of
his
alleged
sexual
misconduct.
More
than
50
women
including
likes
of
Angelina
Jolie,
Gwyneth
Paltrow,
Lupita
Nyong'o
and
Kate
Beckinsale
have
detailed
their
encounter
with
the
disgraced
Hollywood
producer.
The
33-year-old
actor,
however,
says
instead
of
"harping" on
an
incident
that
happened
in
Los
Angeles,
one
should
take
responsibility
for
what
is
happening
in
the
country.
"We
are
harping
on
the
Harvey
Weinstein
issue
which
happened
in
LA
while
we
have
our
own
issues
--
the
incidents
at
High
Spirits
in
Pune,
or
the
TVF
incident
(its
CEO
Arunabh
Kumar
was
accused
of
molesting
a
woman).
"You
hear
about
these
things
for
half
a
day
and
then
it
is
gone.
We
need
to
take
responsibility
for
our
own
stories.
I
feel
it's
about
time
we
start
listening
to
them."
Recently
actor
Irrfan
Khan
said
things
are
not
that
different
in
Bollywood
as
he
was
asked
to
compromise
for
work
during
his
initial
days.
While
Kalki
says
no
one
will
"dare" to
do
that
with
her,
she
is
glad
Irrfan
spoke
about
the
issue.
"I
don't
think
anyone
will
dare
to
try
and
do
anything
with
me.
But
there
is
mental
coercion,
texts
messages
at
2
am,
that
kind
of
things
happen
sometimes.
"I
am
glad
that
Irrfan
talked
about
it
because
this
happens
to
men
as
well.
It
is
a
power
game.
Those
in
power
taking
advantage
of
those
less
in
power.
It
happens
in
the
other
industries
too
and
not
just
Bollywood,"
she
adds.
The
actor
will
be
next
seen
in
Ribbon
which
also
stars
Sumeet
Vyas.
The
film,
directed
by
Rakhee
Sandilya,
is
scheduled
to
release
on
November
3.