I
Stand
By
The
Women
Who
Accused
Soumik
Sen,
Says
Shreya
Dhanwanthary
The
actor
said
she
stands
by
the
survivors
and
takes
the
movement
seriously.
"It
is
shocking
when
you
find
out
that
it's
somebody
you've
worked
with,
especially
because
I've
had
a
perfect
time.
Everyone
was
warm
towards
me
so
it
was
a
big
shock.
I
stand
by
what
my
producers
said
that
they
stand
with
the
survivors
and
take
this
movement
very
seriously," Shreya
told
PTI.
I
Bagged
Why
Cheat
India
After
A
Struggle
For
8
Years!
Why
Cheat
India
focuses
on
the
malpractices
prevalent
in
the
Indian
education
system.
Shreya,
who
debuted
with
the
2010
Telugu
film
Sneha
Geetham,
says
she
bagged
her
first
Hindi
project
after
a
struggle
of
nearly
eight
years.
The
actor
says
if
one
is
a
newcomer
and
an
outsider
in
the
industry,
"choice
is
a
privilege".
I
Personally
Know
How
It
Feels
To
Be
Hungry,
Poor
&
Unemployed!
"As
a
newcomer,
you
don't
have
access
to
many
choices.
So
you
take
any
opportunity
you
get.
These
opportunities
are
so
rare
that
once
you
get
them,
you
want
to
make
the
most
of
them.
I
know
what
the
other
side
looks
like.
I
know
what
being
hungry,
poor,
homeless
and
unemployed
looks
like.
I've
been
through
all
of
it.
Once
you
go
through
so
many
rejections,
you're
not
sure
if
anyone
is
even
going
to
select
you,"
she
says.
I
Never
Gave
Up
On
My
Dreams
&
You
Shouldn't
Too!
Though
she
was
into
theatre,
dance
and
music
since
she
was
four,
the
journey
to
acting
was
not
lyrical.
She,
however,
describes
her
Telugu
film
debut
as
a
"happy
accident".
Shreya
says
one
has
to
be
patient
in
the
film
industry,
a
place
which
demands
external
support
from
one's
family
to
survive.
"It
took
me
nine
years
to
get
here.
That's
the
biggest
difference
between
people
who
are
not
connected
(with
the
industry).
I
signed
some
films
but
they
didn't
take
off;
some
got
shelved."
"I
have
seen
nights
where
I
felt
the
'don't
give
up' speeches
stars
give
at
award
shows
aren't
true.
If
it
weren't
for
the
support
of
my
loved
ones,
I
wouldn't
have
survived.
Kudos
to
the
people
who
are
doing
it
on
their
own,"
she
says.
Produced
by
Emraan
Hashmi
Films
along
with
T-Series
and
Ellipsis
Entertainment,
"Why
Cheat
India"
releases
Friday.