While many celebs have spoken out in her support, Tanushree Dutta says she is not sure if all of it is genuine
Inputs from Rachana Dubey (BOMBAY TIMES; September 30, 2018)

After former Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment allegations against Nana Patekar, several Bollywood celebrities spoke up in her favour. Among the celebs who supported Dutta were Farhan Akhtar, Richa Chadha, Sonam K Ahuja, Priyanka Chopra, and Twinkle Khanna.

Reacting to all the support she is getting, Tanushree said to a TV channel, “I am really grateful, but I don’t want to see him (Nana Patekar) on a movie set. I don’t want all this tweeting in support and then you are announcing or going through with a film with him.” She questioned the genuineness of the support and added, “Is it genuine if it doesn’t result in any kind of disciplinary action? They have not apologised to me and they are already spinning lies, so when you go ahead and work with them, they have a sense of victory.”

Tanushree also commented on Priyanka’s tweet on the controversy – “the world needs to #BelieveSurvivors.” “Well, it’s amazing. She (Priyanka) has finally decided to join the bandwagon. It’s probably a smart thing to do at this point of time. But I just want people to know that I am not going to be reduced to a survivor. I have a name, I have a story and I have this truth that I am trying to get out because it’s not for me, but for people who will come forward in the generations to come.”

Talking to BT, about whether this will trigger the #MeToo movement in India, Tanushree said, “How is the #MeToo campaign ever going to happen in India? I didn’t get justice for something that happened to me a decade ago. Someone sent goons on me and harassed me and people continue working with these guys and their narrative remains. Who else will ever come forward then? I would just like to say, come forward India, you are talking about #MeToo, so look within. Are you ready for it, really? If you are not that person who stands up for something like this, then don’t expect others to do so. No one wants to take to task the people who have harassed me; what will they do for someone who suffers more than this? What hope do we have for any movement, then? By the time I leave this country, if nothing comes out of this, I just want to tell the people of this country to please shut up; your hypocrisy has really shot through the roof.