Actress Tanushree Dutta, who has emerged as the flag bearer of the #MeToo movement in India, talked about her sacrifices and the directors who wanted to “whitewash” her image by giving her films. The actor was speaking in a recent interview when he mentioned that speaking up for an issue always comes with sacrifices and one has to be ready to pay the price for it.

spoke to tanushree news18 And shared his experience of missing films. Without naming anyone, she revealed that she was offered a film by a big female producer in December 2018, but backed out when she learned that she had roped in a #MeToo accused director to helm the project. , then he immediately refused.

The former Miss India said, “What is needed is that every actor is willing to make a little sacrifice for a cause. In December 2018, I was offered a film by a very big producer. He has made some of the biggest films But that director was accused of #MeToo and I immediately refused this opportunity. I have not worked in the film for a long time.

She shared another incident when she was offered a Bengali film by a filmmaker who was accused of harassing women in the industry. Tanushree said that the director probably wanted to fix his tarnished image by bringing her on board, who had established herself as the leader of the #MeToo movement in the Indian film industry.

“Why did he come to me? He thought #MeToo it’s been a long time And if he takes me in his film, it will feel like I am supporting him. He wanted to change his image through me. If I do that film, it will look like #MeToo leaders are now supporting an accused,” he said.

Tanushree further said, “I politely declined. There was an agency involved. I told him I wanted to let the film go. I also consulted my father to get his opinion on the matter and he told me That it would not be morally right.” To do a film with someone who is an accused.”

The actor has been away from mainstream films for a long time. He has also talked about not being offered enough work in the film industry after the decision was taken to allegedly expose senior actors like Nana Patekar, who are well-connected in the business.

Tanushree filed a complaint with the police and spoke in detail against Patekar, choreographer Ganesh Acharya and others for harassing her on the sets of the 2009 film Horn OK Please. Citing lack of evidence, clean chit was given to all the accused in the case.