Another actress claims she did a casting during the Hema committee storm in Malayalam cinema

Malayalam film industry is known for making content based movies. However, the last few days have not been good for Mollywood especially after the shocking details of Hema Committee left everyone shocked.

Shocking cases of harassment, exploitation and abuse of women professionals in the film industry have created a nationwide outcry. In the wake of numerous allegations and serious revelations, veteran actress Khushbu Sundar has spoken out and said that she stands with all women victims, both as a mother and a woman.

“It’s time to clean up the mess,” the actress said as she revealed some shocking personal experiences.

“I would like to say that we people in the film industry are always looked at with a magnifying glass. Sexual abuse of women, asking for sexual favors in exchange for some kind of work… happens daily in every field, be it cinema, IT, politics or media,” the actress said.

Sharing her personal experience of being molested by her father, Khushbu said, “I faced it for almost 8 years. My abuse started when I was 8 and continued till I was 16. The moment I had the courage to stand up, my father left us.”

Khushbu revealed another incident about a popular producer and said, “I had this problem once when I had just started down south; a Telugu producer didn’t approach me directly, but he walked into my makeup room. He was trying to send a message that he was looking for a favour. I took off my slipper and went back.”

She further said, “The problem is that we have a very short memory. We talk about it today; we forget about it two days later. Whatever happens in the Malayalam film industry or with women all over the world, is forgotten.”

The veteran actress and former NCW member demanded that a Hema commission report is needed in every department where women work. She also maintained that not only women but men also face sexual harassment and bear the burden and called for cleaning up the mess.