Richa Chadda Defends Saroj Khan's Casting Couch Statement, Kamal Haasan Hits Out Against Her
Richa Chadda came out in support of Saroj Khan & defended her casting couch comments by saying that people are making a mountain of a molehill. She said that Saroj's comments are taken out of context.
Saroj
Khan
ruffled
a
lot
of
feathers
with
her
cheap
and
disgusting
comments
while
defending
the
casting
couch
and
she
received
a
lot
of
criticism
from
all
corners.
While
most
of
them
lashed
out
at
her
vile
statements,
Richa
Chadda
came
forward
and
defended
Saroj
Khan
and
accused
others
of
making
a
mountain
of
a
molehill.
She
opened
to
ANI
and
supported
Saroj
Khan
by
saying,
"I
think
people
are
making
mountain
of
molehill.
There's
narrative
that
people
in
Bollywood
are
the
worst
and
indulge
in
malpractices
which
isn't
the
case.
She
(Saroj
Khan)
meant
to
say
(that)
it
takes
place
in
all
industries,
why
is
Bollywood
being
singled
out?."
Kamal
Haasan
also
lashed
out
against
Saroj
Khan
for
her
casting
couch
statements
and
said
that
it
reduces
a
woman
as
a
mere
object
of
pleasure.
He
hit
out
against
her
by
saying,
"It
is
the
right
of
a
woman
to
refuse
to
sit,
lie
down
or
kick
away
the
couch.
And
no
woman
shall
talk
in
favour
of
it
and
reduce
the
rights
of
my
sister
and
my
daughters
who
are
also
in
the
industry.
We
use
the
couch
to
sleep
on,
to
sleep
away
from
our
worries
with
or
without
anyone.
That's
your
will."
Saroj
Khan
came
under
fire
after
her
stint
at
a
television
debate
panel
and
her
statement
were,
"This
has
been
going
on
since
the
beginning
of
time.
It
hasn't
started
now.
Someone
or
the
other
always
tries
to
take
advantage
of
every
other
girl.
The
people
in
the
government
do
it
too.
Then
why
are
you
after
the
film
industry?
It
provides
livelihood
at
least.
It
does
not
rape
and
leave
you.
It
depends
upon
the
girl
and
what
she
wants
to
do.
If
you
don't
want
to
fall
in
wrong
hands,
you
won't.
If
you
have
art
(talent),
then
why
would
you
sell
yourself?
Don't
take
film
industry's
name,
it
is
everything
for
us."
However,
Saroj
Khan
has
apologised
for
her
statements
for
defending
the
casting
couch
and
her
apology
was
just
a
simple,
"I
apologise
for
my
statement." We
wonder
if
she
really
meant
that
she's
sorry,
folks!
It
doesn't
seem
like
she
meant
it
wholeheartedly
though.