Casting Couch: मराठी एक्ट्रेस श्रुति मराठे को फिल्म में रोल देने के लिए प्रोड्यूसर ने की थी अश्लील मांग, अभिनेत्री ने ऐसे दिया करारा जवाब

साल 2018 में मी टू अभियान (Me too Campaign) के चलते कई मशहूर बॉलीवुड स्टार्स पर यौन उत्पीड़न (Sexual Harassment) के आरोप लगे थे. एक्ट्रेस्स द्वारा किए गए खुलासों के बारे में जानकर पूरी फिल्म इंडस्ट्री  दंग रह गई थी. अब मराठी एक्ट्रेस श्रुति मराठे (Shruti Marathe) ने भी अपनी आपबीती सुनाई है. श्रुति ने बताया कि, "एक बार एक फिल्म निर्माता ने मुझे फिल्म में लीड रोल ऑफर किया था. पहले मुझे वह काफी प्रोफेशनल लगे मगर बाद  में उन्होंने 'समझौता' और 'वन नाइट' जैसे शब्दों का प्रयोग किया."

इसके बाद श्रुति ने बताया कि, "मैं इस बात को इस तरह जाने नहीं दे सकती थी.  मैंने उससे कहा... अगर आप मुझे अपने साथ सुलाना चाहते हैं..तो आप हीरो को किसके साथ सुला रहे हैं. वो चौंक गया था. मैंने और लोगों को उनके व्यवहार के बारे में बताया और उन्होंने उसे फिल्म छोड़ने को कहा. मेरे मन में उस दिन कोई डर नहीं था..मैंने सिर्फ अपने लिए ही नहीं बल्कि हर उस माहिला के लिए आवाज उठाई जिसको सपने देखने के लिए भी जज किया जाता है."

 

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“I’ve been in this industry since I was 16 years old. Over the years I’ve been celebrated in the limelight & shamed behind the camera. People have a misconception that actors lead a comfortable life & always feel good about themselves–that’s not true. Whether we like it or not, whether we feel right or not, we have to be the best versions of ourselves. There are no ‘bad days’. I remember, early on in my career, for a south film, I was asked to wear a bikini–I agreed without thinking twice. Questions like, ‘How are you going to shoot it?’ or ‘Is it required?’ didn’t even cross my mind. I was getting an opportunity to be in a film & that’s all that mattered! Years later when I gained popularity in a Marathi show, people looked me up & stumbled upon the bikini scene. I was trolled for the way I looked & how it was shot. Do you know how much that damages your self-esteem? I put myself out there without any barriers–but I wasn’t accepted; I was objectified. I still continued working as if it didn’t bother me. But I had a dream. I’d worked so hard & was finally moving forward, I wasn’t going to let it go–just because someone else had a problem, they weren’t in my shoes & would never know what it felt like. Slowly, I made myself tougher. Once I met a producer who’d offered me a lead role. At first he was professional, but soon he began using the words, ‘compromise’ & ‘one night’. I couldn’t let this slip so I asked him, ‘If you want me to sleep with you, who are you making the hero sleep with?’ He was stunned. I immediately informed others of his behaviour & they asked him to leave the project. All it took was one minute of being fearless–that day, I didn’t just stand up for me... I stood up for every woman who’s been objectified & judged for simply being who she is; for simply being ambitious. Why should the archaic rules of society & today's so-called modern world stop me? My clothes don’t define me–my talent does, my hard work does, my success does & I think it’s high time, people realise that.” ----- HoB with #FlipOnErosNow brings to you stories of people who have dealt with uncertainties and insecurities that life throws your way and have emerged triumphant

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यह भी पढ़ें:- मी टू अभियान' को लेकर सुष्मिता सेन ने दिया ये कड़ा बयान, आप भी सुनें

श्रुति मराठे ने आगे कहा कि, "मेरे कपड़े मुझे डिफाइन नहीं करते हैं. मेरी प्रतिभा, मेरा कठिन परिश्रम और मेरी सफलता मुझे डिफाइन करती है. अब समय आ गया है जब लोगों को यह बात समझनी होगी."

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