Kajol On MeToo Movement In India: ‘Everything Was And Is Still Being Done Cautiously'
Kajol, who is gearing up for the release of all female short film, Devi, recently opened up about the MeToo movement and agreed that there is a difference in how women on the film sets are treated
Kajol,
who
is
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
all
female
short
film,
Devi,
recently
opened
up
about
the
MeToo
movement
in
India
and
agreed
that
there
is
a
difference
in
how
women
on
the
film
sets
are
now
treated
post
the
#MeToo
movement.
Asked
if
women
on
film
sets
are
treated
differently
post
the
#MeToo
movement,
Kajol
said
men
are
now
conscious
of
their
behaviour
and
aware
of
consent.
"Yes,
there
is
a
difference.
And
I
wouldn't
say
it's
only
on
film
sets.
To
be
very
honest,
if
you
ask
any
man
anywhere
after
the
#MeToo
movement
took
a
life
of
its
own
and
embroiled
a
lot
of
very
well-known
people
in
it,
I
think
somewhere
down
the
line,
men
--
good,
bad,
indifferent
--
took
seven
steps
back."
The
actor
added,
"Everything
was
and
is
still
being
done
cautiously
and
with
a
lot
more
thought." She
believes,
more
than
good
or
bad,
the
thought
being
put
into
daily
conversation
counts,
"whether
it's
on
a
set
or
in
an
office
environment."
The
Me
Too
movement
began
in
Hollywood
in
2017
and
soon
began
to
gain
momentum
in
India
as
women
began
calling
out
journalists,
authors,
actors
and
filmmakers.
Some
of
the
prominent
names
that
came
up
during
MeToo
include,
MJ
Akbar,
Nana
Patekar,
Alok
Nath,
Sajid
Khan,
Vikas
Bahl
and
Rajat
Kapoor.
The
short
film,
Devi
follows
nine
women
coming
from
different
walks
of
life
and
their
interaction
while
stuck
in
an
unavoidable
situation.
It
features
actors,
Neha
Dhupia,
Mukta
Barve,
Shivani
Raghuvanshi,
Sandhya
Mhatre,
Neena
Kulkarni,
Rama
Joshi
and
Yashaswini
Dayama.