Actress
Shivani
Bhai
Recalls
Harassment
Experience
In
Malayalam
Film
Industry:
The
#MeToo
wave
in
Mollywood
is
taking
dramatic
and
shocking
turn
with
each
passing
day.
In
the
aftermath
of
Hema
Committee
Report,
published
on
19th
August,
several
female
actresses,
junior
artists,
technicians
among
others
from
the
Malayalam
film
industry
has
been
coming
forward
and
narrating
the
shocking
and
horrid
tales
of
casting
couch
experiences,
s*xual
harassments,
nasty
power
game
and
gender
discrimination
against
them
in
Mollywood.
Amid
the
ongoing
controversy,
Malayalam
actress
Shivani
Bhai
has
recalled
being
harassed
during
shoot
and
how
Mohanlal
stood
by
her.

Hema
Committee
Report:
Shivani
Bhai
On
Being
Harassed
By
‘Drunk’
Actor

‘Issacinte
Kadhakal’
actress
Shivani
Bhai
recently
shared
her
bad
experience
while
working
in
the
Malayalam
film
industry.
During
an
interview
with
Django
Space,
the
model-actress
recalled
being
harassed
by
a
‘drunk’
actor
during
shoot.
Explaining
the
incident,
she
said
that
the
actor
would
‘knock
on
her
door’
late
at
night
everyday
but
would
‘run
away’
before
she
could
even
open
the
door.

“I
had
only
one
bad
experience.
While
working
on
a
film,
an
actor
would
knock
on
my
door
late
at
night
and
run
away
before
I
could
open
it.
My
mother
was
with
me
at
the
time,
and
she
wanted
to
find
who
was
behind
it.
We
informed
the
hotel
reception.
They
said
there
was
a
party,
so
it
was
likely
a
drunk
person
from
there
was
doing
this,”
she
stated.

Hema
Committee
Report:
Who
Is
Hema?
All
You
Need
To
Know
About
The
Issue
In
Kerala
Film
Industry

“We
eventually
found
out
who
the
actor
was.
Although
the
harassment
stopped,
I
didn’t
receive
any
film
offers
for
a
long
time.
Later,
I
learned
that
the
actor
had
asked
not
to
cast
me
in
any
movies,”
Shivani
added.
Shivani
further
shared
that
when
she
finally
got
an
opportunity
to
act
in
the
film
‘ChinaTown,’
she
saw
the
same
actor
at
the
airport.

“He
even
spoke
to
me
in
a
very
friendly
way.
But
during
the
shoot,
Antony
Perumbavoor
(producer)
asked
if
there
was
any
issue
between
us,
and
I
said
no,”
she
further
added.

However,
she
later
understood
that
the
actor
didn’t
want
her
in
the
film.

Shivani
Bhai
Recalls
How
Mohanlal
Helped
Her

Talking
about
the
incident,
Shivani
revealed
how
Mohanlal
stood
by
her
during
that
time.
“But
Mohanlal
stood
by
me
during
that
time
and
assured
me
that
I
would
remain
part
of
the
film,” the
actress
stated.

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MeToo:
S*xual
Assault
Case
Filed
Against
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Varkey
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Jose
Perera
&
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“It’s
heartbreaking
to
hear
everyone’s
stories.
We
all
joined
the
industry
fot
the
love
of
films.
This
kind
of
behaviour
shouldn’t
happen
to
anyone.
At
the
same
time,
people
shouldn’t
make
false
accusations
just
to
gain
fame,
as
it
affects
the
fight
of
real
survivors,”
she
concluded.