Actresses have been revealing the existence of sexual harassment in cinema from time to time. Actors, directors and producers are accused of inviting actresses to bed. Vidya Balan also shared her experience of sexual harassment. She is a leading heroine in Hindi. Late actress Silk Sumitha won the National Award for her role in the biographical film Dirty Picture.
In an interview given by Vidya Balan, “I was signed to act in a film. I met the director of that film when I came to Chennai for an advertisement shoot. I said let’s sit and talk in a coffee shop. But he said let’s go to the hotel room and talk. He forced me to come to the hotel room. I understood his intention.
So I went to the hotel room and kept the door open and talked to him. He waited for a while waiting for me to close the door. He understood that I would not cooperate because I did not close the door and left. He also removed me from his film.