Amruta Subhash feels while the #MeToo movement started on a very strong note in India, it soon lost its course with time.

The movement took shape in the West when a wave of sexual harassment accusations swept Hollywood, making people take notice of sexism embedded deep in the entertainment industry. The conversation trickled down into Bollywood as well, bringing names such as Nana Patekar, Vikas Bahl, Alok Nath, Anu Malik and Sajid Khan under the scanner.

“In India the movement started very strong. I feel we could have handled it with more openness, jo zarori hai. You need to look at all the sides and aspects of the incident,” says Subhash, whose recent web series Bombay Begums puts spotlight on the grey areas that come with the #MeToo movement.

Picking up a reference from the show, the 41-year-old shares, “When the victim gathers the courage to share her ordeal, one person doesn’t believe her because she is accusing someone who has been her mentor and friend. But eventually she changes her stance to stand with the victim.”

After the release of the web series, the actor reveals she got a message from a woman, who herself was struggling to speak up against her boss, who was exploiting her. But one can’t be lopsided when it comes to making a judgement because “ladki bhi sahi ho sakti hai, aur kabhi kabhi ladka bhi”.

For the Gully Boy (2019) actor, it is important to embrace the trait of agreeing to disagree.“Aapko ek cheez lag rahi hai aur mujhe alag cheez lag rahi hai (accepting that is important),” she adds.

Ask her if the movement took some form of witch-hunting in India and she agrees. “We need to look at a case from all points of view. We need to understand that we are dealing with issues where many are vulnerable. We need to be sensitive,” concludes the actor.