Film
stars
such
as
Radhika
Apte
and
Usha
Jadhav
have
spoken
out
in
a
new
documentary
over
their
concerns
about
sexual
harassment
in
the
Indian
film
industry
and
fears
that
victims
are
too
scared
to
come
forward.
In
a
BBC
World
News
report
to
be
aired
over
this
weekend,
Apte
and
Jadhav
are
among
those
who
have
opened
up
about
the
culture
of
silence
in
Bollywood,
mainly
because
its
stars
are
so
revered.
"Some
people
are
regarded
as
gods.
They
are
so
powerful
that
people
just
don't
think
that
my
voice
is
going
to
matter,
or
people
think
that
if
I
speak,
probably
my
career
is
going
to
get
ruined," Apte
tells
BBC's
Rajini
Vaidyanathan
in
"Bollywood's
Dark
Secret".
Asked
what
she
thought
about
the
#metoo
campaign
against
harassment
in
Hollywood,
the
"Pad
Man"
star
added:
"The
way
the
women,
and
the
men
of
course,
came
together
and
decided
that
as
a
team
we
are
not
going
to
let
this
happen,
I
wish
that
could
happen
here."
Vaidyanathan
has
also
spoken
to
actresses
who
have
faced
unwanted
advances
as
well
as
stars
who
believe
a
dark
secret
lies
behind
Bollywood's
glamour.
Marathi
award-winningactress
Jadhav
reveals
that
it
is
common
for
powerful
men
in
the
industry
to
demand
sexual
favours.
Describing
one
conversation,
she
says
that
she
was
told
she
would
need
to
give
something
in
return
for
the
opportunity
she
had
been
given.
I
said
something
as
in
'what?
I
don't
have
money'.
He
said
no,
no,
no,
no
it's
not
about
money,
it's
about
that
you
need
to
sleep
with,
maybe
it
can
be
a
producer,
maybe
it
can
be
a
director,
it
can
be
both
too,
she
said.
The
documentary
also
interviews
a
25-year-old
aspiring
actress
who
left
her
small
village
to
chase
her
Bollywood
dream,
but
says
she
was
molested
on
a
number
of
occasions,
including
the
first
time
she
met
a
casting
agent.
"He
started
telling
me
that
for
an
actress
you
should
be
happy
to
have
sex
as
and
when
possible
and
embrace
your
sexuality,"
she
is
quoted
as
saying
in
the
documentary.
"He
touched
me
wherever
he
wanted,
he
kissed
me
wherever
he
wanted
and
I
was
shocked.
He
put
his
hand
inside
my
clothes
so
I
asked
him
to
stop
and
he
said:
Do
you
know
what,
if
you
really
want
to
work
in
this
industry
I
don't
think
you've
got
the
right
attitude,"
she
added.
The
documentary
will
be
aired
around
the
world
on
Saturday
and
Sunday.
Credits
-
PTI