Actor Vikram calls crime against women ‘abhorrent’, appeals to men for protection
Actor Vikram recently discussed women’s safety in the light of the Kolkata rape-murder case and the Justice Hema Committee report. He called the recent incidents of crime against women in the country ‘disgusting’.
Tamil actor Vikram, who recently called crimes against women in the country “abhorrent”, stressed that women should feel safe at all times and everywhere. He said it is up to men to respect women’s space and safety.
The 58-year-old actor’s comments came in the wake of the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and the Justice Hema Committee report on exploitation of women in Malayalam cinema.
During an interview with news agency ANI PTIThe ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor said, “All women need to feel safe. They should be able to walk the streets at 3 in the morning and feel that they can walk, go home, and nobody will do anything. Every man is there to protect them, to give them their space. What is happening is disgusting.”
The actor whose Tamil film ‘Thangalan’, The actor, who recently starred in ‘Dangal’, which hit theatres, said he often thinks about raising the issue of women’s safety in his films. “We are affected by whatever happens… I have always thought if I was creative, would I raise this issue more in my films? Would I do something?” he said.
Finally Vikram suggested that the inspiration could be taken from ‘Thangalan’, Director Pa Ranjith, whose films often focus on system change.
meanwhile, 296 page Hema Committee report It was finally made public on 19 August. It includes testimony from several women from the industryIn some places the report also mentions girls instead of women, indicating that minors can also be victims of sexual abuse.
The detailed report does not name the culprits. It also offers some solutions, some of which are ridiculous. The report has exposed the darkest truth of Malayalam cinema, which has a huge fan following across the world.
