Actor
Kalki
Koechlin
says
#MeToo
movement
could
lead
to
'collateral
damage'
but
it
is
an
absolute
necessity
to
sanitise
working
spaces.
The
#MeToo
movement
has
rocked
the
film
industry
with
several
names
such
as
Nana
Patekar,
Alok
Nath,
Sajid
Khan,
Vikas
Bahl
and
Mukesh
Chabbra,
among
others
being
called
out
for
their
behaviour
and
alleged
sexual
harassment
of
their
female
colleagues.
"A
lot
of
people
are
collateral
damage.
One
of
my
films
is
not
in
MAMI
while
another
project
is
on
hold.
These
are
the
things
we
have
to
accept...
But
it's
a
necessary
thing
right
now.
Things
need
to
be
fine
tuned
and
changed
and
if
it
makes
us
more
sensitive
then
it's
good," Kalki
told
PTI.
The
actor's
close
friends
and
associate
-
Vikramaditya
Motwane
and
Anurag
Kashyap
-
have
been
accused
of
inaction;
an
allegation
which
they
strictly
deny,
when
an
employee
of
their
now
dissolved
production
house
Phantom
Films
spoke
about
sexual
harassment
by
Bahl.
Kalki,
however,
refrained
from
commenting
on
specific
cases.
"I
don't
think
I
can
comment
on
other
people.
I
don't
know
the
details
of
the
cases,
so
it's
not
my
place
to
make
a
comment,"
she
said.
When
asked
if
dissociating
from
people
who
have
been
called
out
for
their
behaviour
is
the
way
forward,
Kalki
said
it's
a
tricky
question.
"Each
case
and
each
crime
is
different.
Someone
who
has
raped
and
molested
will
have
a
much
more
severe
punishment
but
someone
who
has
sent
texts
and
harassed
someone
sexually
through
text
messages...
Each
crime
has
a
different
punishment.
"It's
very
important
that
the
due
process,
the
investigation
is
allowed
to
happen
by
agencies.
They
need
to
be
allowed
to
do
their
jobs
and
find
out
what
is
the
deserving
punishment
for
each
case."
Kalki
said
the
the
current
mood
of
the
film
industry
is
of
introspection
with
the
aim
to
create
a
safer
place
for
women
to
work.
"All
of
us
are
introspecting.
The
result
is
only
going
to
be
a
cleaner,
safer
environment
at
work.
It's
a
time
to
introspect
and
think
how
can
we
implement
those
things.
I'm
doing
a
play
and
my
director
sent
me
a
contract
on
sexual
harassment.
"So
developments
like
these
are
good.
It
means
we
will
be
sensitised,
how
to
behave,
if
we
are
feeling
uncomfortable,
we
would
know
who
to
complain
to,
what
to
do
and
all
of
that.
It's
a
productive
time
in
terms
of
the
change,"
she
added.
Kalki
will
next
be
seen
on
Eros
Now's
web
series
Smoke.
The
crime-thriller
premiered
at
MIPCOM,
Cannes
under
the
'Made
in
India' category.
The
11-episode
series
will
stream
from
October
26.