Bollywood Applauds Lawsuit Against Slanderous TV Channel

Pritish Nandy:  “Everybody has the right to protect their reputation. And that is exactly what the film industry is trying to do. This continuous and unfounded attack on the industry is wrong and clearly malicious. The industry is now trying to protect itself and its image.Also, this nonsense of faked news must stop and private mails cannot be used to implicate people. The privacy of individuals must be respected.Social media and anchor tantrums on television cannot take over the life of this nation.”

Shabana Azmi: “The lawsuit is a momentous action because all the Associations have come together along with the Production houses.Its probably the first step of such kind that the Hindi film industry has taken .”

Hema  Malini:  “The  insults were getting to be too much. I am not saying  we are all  doodh ka dhoya hua(unblemished). But  to label us all as druggies and evil,was  shameful and intolerable.I’ve been  a part of  Bollywood for  forty years.I’ve never misbehaved nor has anyone  misbehaved with me.”

Taapsee Pannu:  “I’m glad to see the unity.We have been yearning to see this unity since past few months so I’m glad it’s happening . Better late than never.”

Nawazuddin Siddiqui:  “To label  the entire  film industry as  dirty,yeh bahot gandi baat hai. I’ve struggled like any newcomer  in my initial  years. I’ve been  discriminated against. But so what ? It happens in every profession!Today I  get the roles I want . I do  the  films I want to do on my own terms. I get the money that I  think I deserve. This, in spite of being short  and  dark-skinned.  I say this  is  a beautiful  industry. I wouldn’t want to be  anywhere else in  the world.”

Shatrughan Sinha: “Every industry, every  organization has its rotten apples. One can’t label the whole damn community as  bad  because  of  the  few undesirable elements. This  abuse  of our  film industry had  to  stop. This whole controversy was  no  longer about Sushant Singh Rajput. It was  about something else.Exactly  what, I don’t know.”

Urmila Matondkar:  “The lawsuit is  a much needed move. I am  all for it.”