Filmmaker
Karan
Johar
says
the
stories
which
came
out
in
the
wake
of
the
#MeToo
movement
were
heartbreaking
and
believes
it
is
lame
and
stupid
for
people
to
say
'there's
no
proof'
to
support
the
claims
of
women.
Karan
said
women
who
have
come
out
with
their
stories
of
harassment
need
to
be
applauded
and
believed.
"Every
woman,
who
has
a
voice,
has
to
be
respected,
applauded
for
coming
out
there
and
it
is
essential
to
believe
every
given
voice.
You
cannot
say
there's
no
proof.
That
is
a
lame,
masculine,
stupid
thing
to
say.
When
a
woman
comes
out,
she
expresses
her
heart
out,
she
is
right
and
you
believe
her," Karan
said.
The
director
was
in
conversation
with
journalist
Barkha
Dutt
at
We
The
Women
event
on
Sunday.
Karan
said
post
the
#MeToo
movement,
there
is
a
"huge
sense
of
accountability"
that
has
set
in.
"When
I
read
so
many
of
those
narratives
and
stories,
they
broke
my
heart.
It
made
me
realise
we
cannot
be
complicit
to
this
and
you
have
to
wake
up,
smell
the
coffee
and
be
active
about
it,"
he
added.
When
asked
if
the
heavyweights
of
the
industry
did
not
support
the
movement
enough,
the
director
said
everyone
did
in
their
own
capacity.
"Not
everyone
has
to
go
online
and
say
it.
A
lot
of
people
either
work
silently
or
out
there.
It's
how
you
choose
to
take
decisions.
Some
of
our
decisions
will
be
made
but
we
don't
need
to
scream
and
shout
about
it.
A
lot
of
the
more
evolved
minds
have
taken
the
required
action,"
he
added.
On
the
work
front,
Karan
Johar
is
all
set
to
direct
Takht,
an
upcoming
film,
which
will
cast
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Ranveer
Singh,
Alia
Bhatt,
Anil
Kapoor,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Anil
Kapoor
and
Janhvi
Kapoor.
The
film
will
be
a
historical
drama.